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Shining, TheLists: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Psychological Thrillers, Sight And Sound Critics Top 250Brief Synopsis: "Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within." Overall Ranking: 729 (Rank from 1980: # 5)
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| Reviewer | Rating | Review |
| StaceyJ | 100 | |
| Patrick Devitt | 100 | |
| Thomas Pollock | 100 | |
| Colin Flanagan | 97 | - "The Shining" brings us not only Stanley Kubrick's horror masterpiece, but a Jack Nicholson that terrifies beyond belief. |
| Steve Habrat | 95 | - Massive influential and sublimely scary. A must-see for horror fans. (full review) |
| Dan O'Neill | 95 | (full review) |
| CinemaVisitor Erik | 90 | |
| Jay of Life Vs Film | 90 | (full review) |
| Bryan Lienesch | 87 | - It's a mind-melting horror show, and might've been darn near perfect had it been about 30 minutes shorter. |
| Sir M Hayes XIV | 85 | - really awesome. Jack is perfect. The only thing I don't like about this is his wife, that actress or performance... ugh |
| Rob from GuysFilmQuest | 83 | |
| Dave Examines Movies | 83 | (full review) |
| Jeremy M | 80 | - I enjoyed it for what it was, but the book is a hundred times better. Most people know that I'm a shameless Stephen King fan and I love almost everything that he's ever written. King has mentioned time and time again that dealing with Kubrick was a huge pain in the ass during this movie because the guy was so pretentious about questioning King's work. Kubrick being rude as shit and hard to work with is what lead King to approach his own adaption of the book via The Shining mini-series that came out a long time ago. |
| Brandon H | 70 | - Jack's acting saved it for me. It got overly long and classically Kubrickian, which I can take or leave |
| David Baruffi | 61 | |
| Carrie B | 50 | |
| Skooch | 30 | (full review) |