Perfect Horror Film

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 2019)

Review:
'1408' is an American psychological-horror directed by Mikael HÃ¥fstrÃ¶m. It is based on Stephen King's short story of the same name. This is in my 'Top 5' Stephen King movies of all time. I think this movie is very underrated and is really something special.
The film follows Mike Enslin (John Cusack), an author who investigates allegedly haunted houses and rents the titular room 1408 at a New York City hotel. Although skeptical of the paranormal, he is soon trapped in the room where he experiences bizarre events.
While there are some other minor characters in the movie, John Cusack is in every scene of this movie and there are a lot of scenes where it's just him stuck in this hotel room. He is fantastic in this movie, and nobody should be able to say otherwise without being able to say exactly what he did wrong, this performance is flawless in my eyes. He starts off being a dick and you're not sure is your going to like the character or not, then we learn more about his past and can sympathise a bit and then starts to happen and the way he portrays the character differently in between these scenes really make his character dynamic.
The thing that makes this movie stand out over a lot of the other paranormal movies out there, is that usage of tension building and the fact the movie is trying to make you feel uncomfortable rather than out right scar you using psychological elements in the film. There is nothing I can think of that I don't like in this movie. It starts out strong introducing us to our main character and finding out what he does and why he is important for the story, has a great middle bringing tension and scares when necessary without overdoing the jump scares, and a strong twist of an ending.
Overall, I love this movie, I think anybody can at least enjoy this movie if they're fan of Stephen King and thriller films. I can't believe I'm, going to give a horror/thriller film this rating, but this one deserves it.
5/5