Directed by:
Mick GarrisScreenplay:
Stephen KingCinematography:
Shelly JohnsonComposer:
Nicholas PikeCast:
Steven Weber, Rebecca De Mornay, Courtland Mead, Melvin Van Peebles, Wil Horneff, Elliott Gould, Stanley Anderson, Pat Hingle, Jan Van Sickle, Mick Garris (more)Plots(1)
Jack Torrance and his family move into the sprawling, vacant Overlook Hotel to get away from it all. Away from the alcoholism that derails Jack's writing career. Away from the violent outbursts that mar Jack's past. But Jack's young son Danny knows better. He possesses a psychic gift called the shining. - a gift the hotel's vile spirits desperately want. (official distributor synopsis)
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Even if I wasn't comparing it to Kubrick's masterpiece, this version of The Shining would still look ridiculous. What does it matter that it is more faithful to King's novel in terms of plot when it is somewhere else in terms of atmosphere? What was thrilling and believable in the book (the animated bushes, the fire hoses...) was awkward here, not to mention the "performances" of the actors, whose stupid TV roles were obviously destined by a cruel fate. Stephen King wrote the script himself this time. Probably just in case. So why not? But... Dammit... What was that awkward graduation epilogue supposed to mean? A big disappointment.
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