Phew……this is by far one of the SCARRIEST movie I have ever seen. I usually don’t dig spook stories as I don’t believe in GOD and Ghosts, because it doesn't make sense to me. Maybe that’s the reason I saw this movie hoping for an explanation at the end as I didn't have much clue about the story line before watching it.
Basically it is a story about ghosts and how people get affected. A writer takes his wife and kid to a hotel which closes down for the winter season. The family stays alone in the big hotel which is haunted by ghosts. The story is a bit confusing. Later I found that people who watched this movie did have their own interpretations of events happening in the movie. Now that is synonymous with the master filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, the movie does have multiple shades and levels.
I always like to be surprised when I watch a movie, rarely does that happen. I did have an idea that this was a classic and it was scary, but I wasn't prepared for what I saw. Of course it didn't scare me like I’m afraid of ghosts or anything, but the performances of the three lead characters the writer, wife and the kid were scary.
The most outstanding thing about this movie is JACK NICHOLSON, he is one SCARRY………………. Even when he smiles it looks psychotic.
For a movie in the Horror genre, there aren't many gory scenes or killing shown. But the suspense is built by excellent screenplay and a haunting background score. Come to think of it the background score makes the movie work so well, if you watch it alone with a surround sound system you will be scarred so much that you might check if there is someone else in the room. Yeaaahhhh it’s that scary.
Watch out for the scenes were Nicholson is disturbed by his wife while he is trying to write, acting at its best.
Cheers
Pradeep
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