Directed by the one and only Stanley Kubrick, this is a magnificent example of how novels (in this case Stephen King's The Shining) ought to be brought to screen. The Shining tells the classic tale of the Torrances and the winter of discontent and mayhem they spend housesitting a haunted resort - The Overlook Hotel. Starring Jack Nicholson (as writer-slowly-going-mad Jack Torrance); Olive Oyl, er, Shelley Duvall (as Wendy his wonky wife); Danny Lloyd (as their son-with-Shining-power, Danny) and Scatman Crothers (as Dick Hallorann, the hotel's cook and savant). The Shining works in every single respect and is classic horror with each and every frame a testament to Kubrick grasp of the novel and his auteur. The film is pregnant with famous moments: Jack announcing, "Wendy, I'm home" with axe in hand; son Danny (as Tony) with his talking finger saying, "Danny's not here Mrs. Torrance"; the blood pouring from the elevators; "Redrum, redrum"; "Heeere's Johnny" to mention but a few. The Shining shines like few horror flicks can and is, in a word, exquisite.
My rating 10 out of 10.
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