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Relying on psychological tension rather than overt violence and gore, 1408 is a genuinely creepy thriller with a strong lead performance by John Cusack.
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Cusack always manages to underscore panic with irony. Feb 1, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Cusack always manages to underscore panic with irony.
Sandra Hall
You leave the film once again feeling that Stephen King is either not quite as good as his reputation or that most film-makers can't replicate the subtleties of his style. Aug 31, 2007 | Rating: 2/5
You leave the film once again feeling that Stephen King is either not quite as good as his reputation or that most film-makers can't replicate the subtleties of his style.
Derek Malcolm
John Cusack's edgy, likeable performance carries this paranormal chiller, based on a Stephen King story and highly reminiscent of his landmark shockfest The Shining. Aug 31, 2007 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
John Cusack's edgy, likeable performance carries this paranormal chiller, based on a Stephen King story and highly reminiscent of his landmark shockfest The Shining.
Anthony Quinn
Cusack, who is in almost every scene, is astutely cast: his sardonic persona gradually disintegrates as the room plays its malevolent tricks on him. Aug 31, 2007 | Full Review…
Cusack, who is in almost every scene, is astutely cast: his sardonic persona gradually disintegrates as the room plays its malevolent tricks on him.
David Gritten
It all rather sidesteps the question of why reluctant manager Samuel L. Jackson fails to demand a written disclaimer from a guest insisting on a room that has seen 56 deaths, including drowning in chicken soup. Aug 31, 2007 | Full Review…
It all rather sidesteps the question of why reluctant manager Samuel L. Jackson fails to demand a written disclaimer from a guest insisting on a room that has seen 56 deaths, including drowning in chicken soup.
Martin Hoyle
Unpretentious and effective. Aug 31, 2007 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Unpretentious and effective.
Peter Bradshaw
1408 really zips along and is one of the more entertaining thrillers in recent memory. But the film really starts to fall apart in the final act. Nov 21, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
1408 really zips along and is one of the more entertaining thrillers in recent memory. But the film really starts to fall apart in the final act.
Micheal Compton
Using the talents of John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, Håfström makes a creepshow out of King's short story, doing justice to it completely. May 7, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Using the talents of John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, Håfström makes a creepshow out of King's short story, doing justice to it completely.
C.H. Newell
A nifty, shifty and refreshingly gore-free horror film... Apr 17, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
A nifty, shifty and refreshingly gore-free horror film...
Leigh Paatsch
1408 feels like a classic, well-acted haunted house tale. It may not go very deep with some of the bigger questions it asks, but it is interesting that it bothers to ask them. Oct 12, 2018 | Full Review…
1408 feels like a classic, well-acted haunted house tale. It may not go very deep with some of the bigger questions it asks, but it is interesting that it bothers to ask them.
Megan Basham
A sharp and well paced horror film with heavy overtones of grief, anguish, and horrors of the real world that we sometimes unfortunately can never conquer. Oct 12, 2017 | Full Review…
A sharp and well paced horror film with heavy overtones of grief, anguish, and horrors of the real world that we sometimes unfortunately can never conquer.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
An excursion through the psychological intrigue of the human mind that is precise, tense, atmospheric and performed with great dramatic intensity. Jan 27, 2016 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
An excursion through the psychological intrigue of the human mind that is precise, tense, atmospheric and performed with great dramatic intensity.
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