We're never all that surprised by what the room has in store for Mr.
While intriguing, it falls into creepy convention and The open definitely "has you going,"īut the second half leaves a bit to be desired. Olin, for effective aggressiveness I have toĪdmit he had me going." That sums up the movie nicely. Tape recorder, "Round one goes to the hideous Mr. Mike Enslin, after his first few minutes in the room, says into Great exchange between the Cusack and Jackson characters. The tale of Mike's arrival at the Dolphin Hotel and the set-up for the rest of the film, involving a The first begins and ends all too abruptly and There is no doubt thatġ408 creates a fantastically tense atmosphere and tells a wonderful story, at least up to Into the story, but leaves you somewhat disappointed at the end. That means that it easily grabs your attention and sucks you Odd quirks and scares, and eventually engulfs Mike into a night of terror he'll never forget.ġ408 is typical Stephen King, or at least typical among his works I've read and he film'sīased on his stories that I've seen. What presents itself as a normal hotel room soon develops a few Olin presents Enslin with plenty of evidence that a stay in theįamed room is not in the writer's best interest, but he shrugs off the tales and settles into the Persistent Enslin convinces the hotel's manager, Gerald Olin (Samuel L. Unfortunately, because of several past tragedies, the room is unavailable, but the Nevertheless, he continues on writing, and when he receivesĪ postcard featuring New York's Dolphin hotel and its famed room 1408 (the numbers add up toġ3), Enslin deduces that a chapter on this room would make for a fine closing chapter in his He's barely recognized as a famed author and draws a Mike Enslin (John Cusack, War, Inc.) is a writer John Cusack wonders why he looks like Brendan Fraser on the cover art. Genre that probably will play better to the casual movie fan than it will to anyone who spends as Occurrence anymore that I find myself lost in a movie, which is what happened with 1408.ĭoes that mean it's a great film? Absolutely not, but it is a good, yet ultimately somewhat
Now, with movie watching aįull-time job, sitting down to watch something becomes an exercise in endurance, and it's a rare After all, I didn't have to write about what I had seen, give my full attention to theįilm, or pick apart what did and did not work about the movie. It wasn't all that long ago that I found I could enjoy even the worst filmdom Movies at that, it's hard not to become a bit cynical, remain focused on the stinkers, and get excited When you are exposed to as many movies as regularly as I am, and to such a broad range of Reviewed by Martin Liebman, September 12, 2008 Should you buy this disc and spend some quality time in room 1408?
Producers: Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Jackson, Mary McCormack, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Tony Shalhoub, Len Cariou Writers: Scott Alexander, Matt Greenberg, Larry Karaszewski, Stephen King Another best-seller may be imminent,īut first he must go from skeptic to true believer-and ultimately, survivor.įor more about 1408 and the 1408 Blu-ray release, see 1408 Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on Septemwhere this Blu-ray release scored 3.5 out of 5. Person in years to stay in the reputedly haunted room. Defying the warnings of the hotel manager, the author is the first Run of long and lonely nights is about to change forever when he checks into suite 1408 of the Graveyards around the world, he has no real proof of life-afterlife. String of best-sellers discrediting paranormal events in the most infamous haunted houses and Horror novelist Mike Enslin believes only in what he can see with his own two eyes. 1408 Blu-ray offers solid video and great audio in this fan-pleasing Blu-ray release
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