Skip this ridiculously lame PG-13 horror movie

Rating: 3/10 (21 June 2009)

With 1408 I was given the opportunity to watch a movie that I had no previous knowledge about. This is usually a rare blessing for me. However, after watching this whole film I now wish I had read a few reviews first.
At first I was intrigued by the basic elements of this film. The plot revolved around a writer who travels about and rates supposedly haunted places. It seemed kind of interesting. However, before I could get too excited about the premise of this film, it caught a bad case of leprosy and began to simply fall apart.
If you ever find yourself forgetting the meaning of "plot holes" simply rent this movie and be amazed at how many obvious details can be completely forgotten in the course of 2 hours. How come the question of who sent Mike Enslin (John Cusack) the postcard giving him the idea to go to Room 1408 in the first place never came up? Seriously, it was like watching a version of The Lord of the Rings that didn't explain the story of the one Ring . Sure, we got the idea that Room 1408 was evil, but we were never once explained why. When the movie itself asks questions during some point of the story, for the love of god answer them.
I can't even begin to explain the lack of character exploration in this film. Everybody was a static character. No way would Stephen King write a story that didn't focus on the struggles of the people within it. As I recall, he did not appreciate the recreation of his character Jack in the movie The Shining. I can't imagine he was impressed at all by this awful movie.
3 out of 10, baby. Skip this movie, please.