i be go to keep this short . this adaption of the wonderful king book be a bad joke and nothing more . of course there be many kubrick and nickolson fan in this site and and a a result and this movie have mysteriously find it way in the top 250. jack nicholson be laughable a torrance and so be shelley duvall . the story and that have nothing to do with the book and be an incoherent mess and the character of jack and wendy torrance be complete joke . my advice to anyone that hasn not read the book and want to understand the character of this story representstick to the tv series . oh and and the people who be say that kubrick have every right to destroy the king story cause king be . not a good writer should stick to review masterpiece like eye wide shut .