There’s nothing wrong with it per se, but you’re sure as shit not going to have that much fun watching the thing. Overall: 5 - This is almost the platonic ideal of a middle of the road big budget PG-13 horror movie. When he insists on staying in the reportedly haunted room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel against.
The budget this thing had shows through, but it just feels like it could have been something really special in the hands of someone with a little more artistic vision. Mike Enslin is a skeptical writer investigating paranormal events. Also that fucking Howie scream.Įffects (or Judicious Lack Thereof): 4 - Like I mentioned earlier, none of this looks actively bad. Unfortunately it’s then ruined by tiny Sam Jackson and waves exploding from paintings.
If you don’t get too bogged down with the sentimentality of the scenes with Mike’s dead daughter and. And that stuff is combined with some damn-effective jump scares. 1408 is an impressive feat for a PG-13 horror movie (although I saw the unrated director cut), a quality and entertaining movie that does not need to break down into needless violence or gore in order for the fear and suspense to break out. 1408.2007 A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Purportedly, more than 50 people have met their end in room 1408. Scare-Factor: 5 - Some of the early dread and psychological stuff actually works really well. Then Mike gets wind of a mysterious room in a hotel called The Dolphin. There’s way too many effects, most of which are unnecessary, and you just lose any ability to give a shit about what’s going on. But the payoff portion pulls you all the way out. I’m all the way on board for all of that. John Cusack plays Mike Enslin, a horror writer who writes phony books about haunted places. The setup portion is terrifically immersive. 1408 is a horror movie based on Stephen Kings short story. World-Building / Immersion: 5 - This is a tale of two different scores. Now it’s not perfect, and the movie is actually paced pretty poorly, but it’s got great bones. That’s what’s done here and it works well. It’s classic horror: put the characters in a place where you can believably cut off resources and isolate them. The concept of this movie is pretty great. Story: 7 - Look, all of the credit here goes to Stephen King. In this Stephen King thriller, a writer and paranormal debunker is determined to demystify the ghostly events in room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel.
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