Movie has great detail but is boring.

Rating: 7/10 (9 December 2019)

I believe this movie was a great film for its time but doesn't hold up as well today. The character development is the best part of the film, but the plot is lacking in excitement.
The movie is a great representation of what movie detailing should be. Everything in the entire movie has a place and reason to be there. The character development is the best part of the film. I think the character of Jack in particular is an extremely dynamic character. For example, he starts as a normal father that is getting a job to support his family. He then begins having anger issues towards his family. These anger issues turn into outlasting at his wife. He is then convinced to go kill his family for the sake of his story he is writing. This character development is better than most movies since.
The plot however is boring. Put simply, the plot is a man gets a job at a hotel, him and his family get to live there over the winter, he begins to turn insane, and then turns into a murderous man with an axe. At least nowadays the plot is not very exciting and the horror aspect isn't scary. For example, the twins are supposed to be there to make the audience feel uncomfortable, but they just seemed like awkward little girls that Danny was afraid of. I never thought they were scary. I spent most of the movie hoping it would get better but it doesn't. The story compared to today's standards doesn't have any excitement and newer audiences won't enjoy the slow moving story.