| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | 1408 (2007) |
| Director | Mikael Håfström |
| Writer | Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski |
| Lead Actor | John Cusack |
| Cast | John Cusack, Tony Shalhoub, and Len Cariou. |
| Genre | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery |
| Release Date | June 22, 2007 (United States) |
| Duration | 1 hour 44 minutes |
| Language | English |
| IMDB Rating | 6.8/10 |
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Positive Aspects of 1408 (2007)
Stephen King is famous for coming up with some very chilling and scary stories, and the idea for “1408” is right up there amongst his best. Sceptic Mike Eslin (John Cusack) hears about a scary, deadly hotel room and decides to investigate it for himself. He meets the manager, played almost threateningly by Samuel L. Jackson, who warns him not to stay in the room because most people don’t last an hour, and the room itself has accumulated a gruesome body count. These scenes between the two actors are great, and elevate the material quite a lot. With John Cusack running the show, he holds the screen and makes you believe in his experience. With such a good opening, the minute he steps into the room, you’re hair will stand up because you feel like the evil is in there, ready to pounce.
Drawbacks of 1408 (2007)
After that great start, “1408” becomes silly, then stupid, and then flat outstays its welcome. Some of the initial scares work because they play on your imagination (such as Cusack seeing himself in an identical room in the opposite building very freaky), but before long, you’re seeing everything in detail, and you’ll find it hard not to laugh. At one point, John Cusack almost drowns and freezes to death in bizarre circumstances before turning out he’s trapped there forever. The material seemed to suggest that it should have played on his character’s neuroses, but for whatever reason, it’s just not visualised or physicalised in any satisfying way, which is a shame because you have a great actor in John Cusack who could have pulled it off, but was never given the chance. After about thirty minutes, you’re not scared any more and as a result, we have just one more mediocre Stephen King adaptation to add to the list. Oh well, it could have been worse, Dreamcatcher comes to mind!
Final Verdict
Not even John Cusack’s best efforts and a solid opening can rescue this absolute mess of a film from the depths of silliness and stupidity.
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