Very good, but not REALLY Stephen King

Rating: 8/10 (25 July 2007)

Okay, so I saw this a while ago and I would just like to get it out there: THIS MOVIE IS NOT REALLY STEPHEN KING'S WORK. IT'S BETTER! I saw it with my dad, a real Stephen King buff, who said he read the short story it was based on in "Everything's Eventual." He left saying, "Well, it's not Stephen King... whoever did the screenplay didn't have a lot to work because the short story wasn't memorable. They did better than a lot of the stuff he's been writing lately." Now, Stephen King is NOTORIOUS for not liking the Hollywood-treatment of his stories, but he's got no room to complain about 1408.
I recommend people see it in theaters or with a good sound system because most of it plays on your senses (hearing and all), so you won't get the full effect otherwise. And the supporting cast was all big names! What a waste of Tony Shaloub!