Didn't met my expectations

Rating: 5/10 (16 March 2008)

Well, 1408 kept at least my attention till the end but I was disappointed about the plot. I watched it on DVD and I chose the original theatric version and not the director'a cut. Okay, John Cusack delivered a very good performance and Mikael Hàfstrom directed flawless. The problem is the story that offers not too much suspense time and it failed on this level. Maybe the writer Stephen King created finally a better book but there were meanwhile much more interesting horror movies filmed from other writers. 1408 hits with this genre no doubt a creepy theme but at the end it went more and more downhill with a poorly executed end. It works more as a psycho than a horror thriller. Don't be afraid, there aren't many bloody or violent scenes to see. Final vote: 5/10 and I'm not interested watching the alternative end that is included in the DVD-Pocket. Watch instead the much more amazing ones such as THE RING, GOTHIKA, SKELETON KEY, THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES or the remake THE AMITYVILLE HORROR - read for all my critics.