Can there possibly be too many good things to say?

Rating: 10/10 (2 November 2007)

I've been a fan of John Cusack from as far back as "Better Off Dead". John's ability to live a part, to really go with it, no matter how corny, no matter how lame, no matter how trite, no matter how cliché, (not many actors could pull off "Being John Malkovich", for instance,) is amazing. So when a movie comes along that isn't corny, lame, trite or cliché, it's a double-bonus to have John in it! I felt that way with "The Ice Harvest", and I feel the same about "1408". With so many miserable movie flops of good works by Stephen King, I wasn't expecting much,and, frankly, was worried that Hollywood might make a movie with Cusack in it I didn't like. However, they did a superb job with creating an atmosphere of terror and suspense, and not screwing it up by yanking you out of the moment with lame dialog for the trailers (save perhaps for "It's an evil f***ing room") or by making the effects more important than the story. They even managed to surprise me with the ending. Even though I didn't fall for the drowning setup (too easy,) I still didn't know where they were taking me until it was done. Thanks, guys, for keeping my eyes glued on the screen for a wonderful 94 minutes.