Last night I went and saw a screening of the new Stephen King movie 1408.
It stars John Cusack as a writer who does books on haunted places, mostly going to them and talking about the history and story, but debunking the actual haunting. He gets a postcard telling him not to check in to room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel in New York. So, of course, he goes. The rest of the movie deals with him getting the room and what happens inside.
All in all, it was a very well done movie. I don’t jump alot at horror movies, but this one got me about four times. John and Samuel L. Jackson are very believable in their roles. As with many horror movies, there comes a point where the scares stop and the resolution of the film begins, and as with many horror movies this is 1408’s weakest point. The ending doesn’t suck, but it is definitely lower key that the rest of the film.
Still, a good movie, and worth it if you like movies about hauntings.
Wait a minute! The Dolphin hotel? That’s a hotel which features heavily into the mythic underpinnings of several Haruki Murakami novels. I wonder if that’s an homage on King’s part, or if he’s even aware of it. Odd.