Possibly one of the most terrifying rising actions ever put to film

Rating: 9/10 (10 June 2006)

*******SPOILER ALERT******** Just got finished watching this film (a TV version that was being played on A&E) and I have to say that it has scared me in more ways than I can count. Well, at least the first half where Jack is slowly drifting off to insanity. I was terrified of the entire buildup because of how eerie it was, but the events surrounding the climax were not all that terrifying as I thought they would be (besides the part where Danny picks up the knife and is chanting 'redrum', I thought he was going to knife his mother!) However, the long take on Jack after being frozen the following morning in the hedge maze was really eerie and the gradual zoom up to Jack in the picture of the ballroom was probably the part that creeped me out the most. But, I felt the climax was not all that scary and just had your typical thriller qualities to it. However, I can easily see that Nicholson's portrayal of Jack Torrence's plunge into insanity is the reason why the film is on the list. Fantastic acting on his part.
All in all, an incredibly enjoyable film from someone who isn't even a huge fan of horror.