![]() Not that The Shining was boring, but it is a very slow film. An advantage I'll give this film over The Shining is that even though the film is two and a half hours, it doesn't get boring. As far as it being a scary film, you may jump a few times, and some scenes are a little disturbing, but by Stephen King standards, it's more of a suspense film. I will say there are a couple scenes at the Overlook that feel like they were written in to make the fan base happy rather than be part of the story, but nothing that drags on too long. It's been a while since I've said to myself "Oh wow, there it is" that many times at a film. I found myself smiling at the call-backs to the classic movie, and when Danny returns to the Overlook Hotel. ![]() I think the things they do in the film would make anyone want them to see a terrible fate. There are a few intense moments with the villains (Primarily Rose the Hat and Snakebite Andi) that made me absolutely hate them (which is a good thing). If I had imagined how Danny might have turned out after the first film ended, I don't think I would have predicted it much different. I thought Ewan McGregor built a very nice character. Seeing the trailer for Doctor Sleep and discovering Ewan McGregor was playing an adult Danny Torrance, I thought the concept might be interesting. While I don't consider it a masterpiece, I did enjoy the classic Kubrick rendition of The Shining, and I understand why it has the fan base it does. ![]()
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