Don't get the pitchforks just yet...hear me out

Rating: 6/10 (12 August 2019)

I personally have a bit of an up/down relationship with Kubrick films and know a little more than I'd like to about his shocking in set antics and such I think that might have an impact upon my feelings. The atmosphere which I've heard so much about felt lost on me, almost over doing things opposed to being "the ultimate fright fest" I've heard nothing but good about. As an individual film I can't dispute how well it's made but I felt the performance of Nicholson in particular is a little iffy to say the least, the iconic moments ala "Here's Johnny", the snow scene and room 237 are all moments that are horrific and have high shock value but nothing else landed on me. It felt disjointed and overly long which I feel I can apply to a lot of Kubrick's work from my opinion. I can appreciate why people enjoy it so much and how it's such a classic but frankly it didn't have the same effect on myself