Geniuenly Creepy Psychological Thriller

Rating: 9/10 (16 November 2010)

Let me start out by saying that I love horror but in general do not like adaptations of Stephen King's work. I won't go into why since I know King is extremely popular, but for whatever reason, many adaptations of his writings simply don't work. There are, however, a few notable exceptions, and this is one of them.
Not having read the source material, I can say this, the script is tight, the directing and cinematography effective and inspired, and John Cusack's performance superb. Any one of these elements by itself would have made a good movie, but together they weave an extremely succinct, genuinely creepy, atmospheric, psychological thriller.
Don't worry about the plot; the reason for the room's existence is unimportant. Just sit back and enjoy the intense and frightening struggle of a man encountering his own demons with the help of one truly evil and sadistic hotel room.