The worst horror film I have ever seen!

Rating: 1/10 (27 July 2002)

This movie does no justice whatsoever to the novel written by Stephen King. The acting, by all three of the main characters (Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall and Danny Lloyd) is sickening. I mean, Wendy is supposed to be good-looking, and they cast Shelley Duvall?!?! And Jack is supposed to be a nice guy - a good father and husband - at the beginning of the story, which makes for greater contrast when he goes ballistic at the end. But Nicholson looks and acts psycho from the get-go, making it is no surprise when he actually does go crazy. Considering King's novels are usually terrible (come on, a car that kills people named Christine?) "The Shining" was a haunting account of the hotel effects on the gradual demise of Jack's psyche. And what's with Tony morphing into this friend that "lives in Doc's mouth"? I suggest reading the actual book, or watching the 1997 mini series with Steven Weber and Rebecca De Mornay,which is true to the book and a much better movie. Because this version of The Shining is pure crap.