Wednesday, 13 October 2010

The Shining (1980)

The Shining (1980)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Starring Jack Nicholson.


Running Time: 119 minutes
Certificate: UK: 18
Country: United States


The Shining is a psychological thriller/horror. The film is based on a novel written by Stephen King. It is about a writer, his wife and their young son who takes on the job of off-season caretaker and an old, isolated hotel. Their son has psychic abilities and is able to see things in the future or past. He is able to see such things as ghosts in the hotel. The husband becomes influenced by the supernatural which is present in the hotel. In his madnes he attempts to murder his wife and child.

The Shining was aimed at adults over the age of 18 as in included secenes of nudity, violence, graphic scenes and lauguage some views may find offencive.



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