Review of The Shining (1980) by Dudeunknown — 12 Jun 2015
Something I quite enjoyed about this is that this was a horror move with absolute minimal gore. One problem, though. IT IS ONLY OFFICIALLY A HORROR MOVIE. I watched this when I was 12 years old, and I wasn't scared at all! One thing that might've made it less scary, in my opinion, was that it wasn't some kind of serial killer.
Only one family was really being haunted in one specific hotel, and it was extremely unlikely to happen to any random person at home. A popular opinion that I agree with would also be the acting. Jack Nicholson did pretty well, but, even though he's supposed to be deranged, sometimes it seemed as if he was too crazy to the point it was annoying and/or unnecessary.
The wife was terrible, though. She cried like she just had strong hiccups, her screams were a bit unrealistic and annoying, and she was just overall, a bad actor. Nobody else was great or bad. The storyline was okay, as it was simple, but showed how isolation changes you.
The storyline itself was not very creepy, and lacked depth, too. In the end, I give it a 7. I personally value it a little less, but I think the actual quality of the film was better than in my opinion.
This review of The Shining (1980) was written by Dudeunknown on 12 Jun 2015.
The Shining has generally received very positive reviews.
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