Twisted and scary

Rating: 7/10 (20 April 2006)

The Shining, based on Stephen King's novel, is the story of a writer, Jack Torrance(expertly played by Jack Nicholson) who, along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and son, Danny become the winter caretakers of a hotel that is closed for the summer hoping that the peace and quiet will help him write his next novel.
Gradually, the quiet is no longer peaceful. Jack, discovering that the hotel is haunted by the ghosts of a former caretaker and the family he murdered, slowly begins losing his mind. What follows is a frightening look into the mind of a mad man, and the family that has to cope with it.
Technically, this is a great movie. The acting is amazing, the script is great, and the cinematography is out of this world. There are also some scenes that will keep you up at night! The only problem I have is that it isn't as scary as the book. Stephen King's books don't translate well to movies because he understands that anything you imagine is many, many times scarier than anything a movie shows you!