1408 (2007)
Genre: Horror / Mystery
Duration: 104 minuten / 112 minuten (director's cut)
Country:
United States
Directed by: Mikael Håfström
Stars: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson and Mary McCormack
IMDb score:
6,8 (312.836)
Releasedate: 22 June 2007
1408 plot
"The Dolphin Hotel invites you to stay in any of its stunning rooms. Except one."
Mike Enslin is a not-so-successful author of books on supernatural phenomena. As research for his new book, he searches for the infamous room 1408 in a New York hotel. Determined to prove that the stories surrounding the room are a myth, he registers as a guest, despite warnings from Mr. Olin, the hotel owner.
Actors and actresses
Mike Enslin
Gerald Olin
Lilly Enslin
Katie
Sam Farrell
Young Woman at Bookstore
Bellboy
Clay
Mr. Innkeeper
Mrs. Innkeeper
Reviews & comments
FillumGek
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- 8987 messages
- 3401 votes
The tension builds up very high. About 20 minutes are spent stressing that the room is dangerous and that this and that happened. So now you want to know what's so mysterious about it.
Once in the room, it all falls apart. A nice find here and there indeed, but a lot of nonsense and little tension.
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james_cameron
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- 7060 messages
- 9825 votes
revised. This film adaptation of a short story by Stephen King is (obviously) reminiscent of The Shining, although the tone is a bit more corny, especially in the beginning. However, the build-up is exciting and intriguing, with a fine Cusack in the lead role. His slowly escalating behavior is cleverly played. The second half is a bit messy, but there are enough scary and inventive moments to keep things on track. At least this time I liked the movie better than I remembered.
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filmfan0511
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- 1099 messages
- 1127 votes
Interesting premise, boring execution. With a nice concept like this you can go much crazier and visually more extreme; now it all stays within the lines and by the book. Sure, there's some fun stuff in it, some scenes are pretty good (in the air shaft, for example, or the shuffling on the ledge on the way to the other window), but it's not groundbreaking material, and you've seen it before. The background story with the daughter is also standard. John Cusack plays a bit worn out and dull, but manages to convince at times (especially when he is going crazy). The bit part of Jackson is too short to really impress, but still fun in itself. In the end, it's all not really bad; there is simply too little atmosphere, tension and (visual) originality in it. I cannot give higher than 2.5*.
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