We all go a little mad sometimes...but do we go mad that quickly???

Rating: Null/10 (5 January 2004)

Jack Kroll, a movie reviewer for Newsweek, called The Shining "the first epic horror film". It is an epic to be sure, considering its length. At times, it goes on a little too long. Jack Nicholson does well as the crazy caretaker, but he goes mad so early in the film that it doesn't give us enough time to wonder what drove him to that point (other than the story about the caretaker who murdered his family in 1970, as explained to him when he's interviewed at the beginning of the film).
As for that hotel, it's a nice-looking place, but you might not want to spend a whole winter by yourself up there. Not that you'd get murdered or anything, but you might find it very boring.
The Shining is not a classic to me, but it's certainly better than Eyes Wide Shut.
Rating: **