Overlong and uninteresting horror flick......

Rating: 3/10 (25 August 2014)

"The Shining" was an overly hyped horror flick that has gained a cult status of a classic. But after watching it, I was disappointed. Based on Stephen King's novel, the film drags and goes on for an inordinate length. Had watched "Apt Pupil" based on the novel written by the same author. Comparing the movies, it becomes obvious that the stories have promising beginnings but fall to very unrefined clichés in the end.
The film does have few moments but by then you just start to lose your interest. The film deals with double personality and hallucinations, but on the term, the film is nowhere close to the spooky thriller "The Sixth Sense." Where the presentation of "Sixth Sense" was tremendous, "The Shining" remains utterly boring. Only the saving grace was the nice camera work and the grandiose of the setting; else other remains forgettable.
Rating: 1 star out of 4