why can not more director these day create horror movie like the shining . there an easy answer to that represent modern day director be not stanley kubrick . kubrick prove once and for all with this movie that he be truly one of the great director and auteur of all time . so and the plot be fairly simple . a man name jack torrance ( play brilliantly by jack nicholson ) and his family move into a large and seclude hotel to watch over it for the off season . the kicker be that the previous caretaker of the hotel savagely murder his wife and two girl . what follow can most readily be sum by the title of the movie and but you have to watch it to see what i mean . this be the first movie in a very long time to strike me a scary . it some seriously mess up stuff and but in a good way . one of the thing that add to the scare factor be the amazing music . music have be a major part of kubrick movie ( 2001 represent a space oddysey and a clockwork orange and just to name a couple ) and he definitely doesn not disappoint with this one . the score completely set the tone and this film would not be the same without it . finally and i must comment on nicholson legendary performance . jack be terrifyingly convincing a a crazy killer . in fact and just his stare steal a few scene of this movie . this be top notch act that must be see to believe . there will never be a horror movie that quite match this one . r. i. p. stanley .