Very good but...

Rating: 7/10 (4 January 2014)

... I don't find it to be that scary and it's only because I don't care at all for the characters in this movie. It's manly for two reasons.
Firstly, I don't like Shelley Duvall and Danny Lloyed which are both overacting and underacting unconvincingly and I can't get into their situation. Jack Nicholson is overacting to but he's marvelous at that, this movie is truly entertaining only because of his performance.
Secondly, the family don't have any chemistry at all and don't seem to like each other before they get to the house, I would much rather have the family be incredibly loving and supporting why the ending would be much more tragic and horrifying. I can't remember if Jack and Shelley shared a kiss during the whole movie.
Beside these two points and the lack of being scared, I liked the movie, with the cinematography and the recognizably Stanley Kubrick direction and especially Jack's performance. I would recommended highly recommend it for those reasons.