what do you do when jack goes mad? truly one of the foundations of horror today. this movie is well, monumentary. amazing performance by jack nicholson who plays a winter caretaker of the overlook hotel, who slowly turns mad throughout the movie to the point of trying to kill his family who is staying at the hotel with him for the winter. its great to see jack's amazing acting ability shine as you watch madness slowly possess his mind throughout the movie until he turns into this beast at the climax in one of the most memorable chase scenes in movie history. scince its from stanley kubrick, the director of clockwork orange, you know that it promises to be visualy stunning. a must see for any true horror fans out there.