Review of The Shining (1980) by Jay Scott for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) — 13 Sep 2005
Stanley Kubrick's production of The Shining, a ponderous, lackluster distillation of Stephen King's best-selling novel, looms as the Big Letdown of the new film season. I can't recall a more elaborately ineffective scare movie.
You might say that The Shining, opening today at area theaters, has no peers: Few directors achieve the treacherous luxury of spending five years (and $12 million-$15 million) on such a peerlessly wrongheaded finished product.
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This review of The Shining (1980) was written by Jay Scott and published by The Globe and Mail (Toronto) on 13 Sep 2005.
The Shining has generally received very positive reviews.
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