Effectively creepy horror

Rating: 8/10 (9 September 2019)

The Shining is an effectively creepy if not that scary horror film. It's well made and beautifully filmed with great direction from Stanley Kubrick and amazing music. Jack Nicholson gives an incredible and iconic performance. Shelley Duvall gives a great performance and Scatman Crothers is really good in his small part. There's also some effectively creepy imagery. However, it's brought down by a pointless subplot and an overall lack of scares.