What a shame
To start with I believe that Kubrik's film version is disturbing and haunting but lacking in the overall character commitment to the novel. Kubrik's focused on Torrance and the eerie intact of the Overlook without being clear as to the how or why of the impact it had on Torrance. King was correct that Kubrik didn't grasp the supernatural well, but I think that makes him wise to avoid that plot line then.
Here is the criminal thing... King wanted a different version and set out to make it, then out popped this turd. A Stephen King novel turned into made for TV cannot succeed to the depths it needs to. To properly set up the suspense it needs to be dark, morose, graphic and all things a rated R movie brings that TV cannot.
The characters were more true to the book, especially Grady. But the acting was poor, especially by the kid and Melvin Van Peebles. That would be ok if it wasn't a cast of 3 plus side characters... And what was missing was understanding the reasons behind the outrageous character actions, Derwent, Ullman, Al...all these side characters help explain the depth of Jack's character struggle. Too bad really.