All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

Rating: Null/10 (26 August 2004)

SPOILERS AHEAD
When Shelly Duvall starts flipping through Jack's work, page after page filled with this line, that is absolutely one of the most horrific moments I've ever experienced in a film. And how is it done? With a bunch of typed pages. No guns, no ghosts, no knives, no blood, nada. Just a bunch of typed pages, were enough to scare the SH*T out of me. And I'm not faint of heart.
I don't universally like Kubrick. I thought EWS was absolutely cold, as well as A Clockwork Orange. Maybe those are great movies, but didn't "reach" me.
OTOH, I loved 2001, as well as The Shining. Looking back at this pic, as well as several other films from the era (all starring some of my favorites like Nicholson, DeNiro, etc.,) it becomes incredibly clear how the mighty have fallen. Twenty years ago they were giving amazing performances. Today they do crap like Meet The Parents or Anger Management. I think the only actor who has generally stayed at the top of his game is Pacino. He seems to have stayed close to his stage roots, and just seems to make great choices and follow up with fine performances.
"Wendy, darling, light of my life, I'm not gonna hurt ya. I'm just gonna bash your brains in. I'm gonna bash 'em the f**k right in."