The Shining Review

I loved The Shining. That's basically to be expected at this point. This movie is an adaptation of a popular Steven King book, and while it veers off from the book it is still fantastic storytelling. The frights from the creepy twins, redrum, and "Here's Johnny!" never fail to make my skin crawl. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes Horror/Thriller movies or anyone who loves a good story. Jack Nicholson's performance as Jack Torrance is one the greatest I have ever seen. Nicholson never fails to amaze me with how much he gets into his characters. He genuinely scares me and I have to admit this movie made me watch with the lights on. The atmosphere of this movie was perfect with the freezing winter at a hotel being the perfect locale for the story. Stanley Kubrick takes King's story and perfectly translates it into film. The Shining is easily one of the greatest movies I've ever seen if not of all time. The Shining is not for the faint of heart, but anyone interested in fantastic film work and lighting, a riveting creepy performance by Nicholson, or a great story should see this.