What horror should be...

Rating: 9/10 (26 August 2007)

I saw "1408" recently and have to say this was a breath of fresh air compared to the typical horror escapades I've been seeing in circulation lately.
The main character is a journalist that investigates the paranormal. A man not without his own share of tragedy to draw character from, John does an excellent job in his performance as room 1408 reveals it's true nature to our skeptical main character.
Note worthy moments were the dialog between Mr.Jackson as the Hotel manager and John himself as the freelance paranormal journalist/writer. I was entertained to see two such cool actors go head to head with they're own agenda's, it made for a great prelude to actually entering room 1408 and built the momentum well.
Once entering the room, things start off seemingly dismissive and uneventful, but 1408 soon makes it very clear that John is no longer a guest to the hotel... but more so a prisoner by the room's choosing.
A prisoner subject to it's trickery and madness as the story progresses into the depths of insanity.
1408 was a great movie... Go see it. You'll be pleased with the experience as a whole if you have any appreciation for the unexplained or supernatural... You'll also be pleased that unlike other horrors, they don't rely on wet-works and blood props to tell the story, somebody actually took the time to write out a decent script for this one.
Cheers:)