BY MIKEY MIGO
I am a huge advocate against the whole gore porn that's dominated the major horror releases over the past few years. Give me a suspenseful thriller any day of the week over that garbage. 1408 gave just that. Sam Jackson gave a great supporting performance as the hotel manager. And I think it's confirmed now that John Cusack is officially my favorite actor. I've always been a huge fan of his work from 80's Teen flicks to lesser known performances in the darkish-comedy "Tapeheads" and "Max". In his performance he basically got to use the immense amount of range he has at the flip of a switch. Also, we get what I consider to be one of the best Stephen King movies I've seen. I've not seen them all, but this one just rocked. Basically, it's a haunted room that keeps you contained in your own personal hell. Sorta like hell in Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey and I don't mean that as a jab in the least bit. Either way you want to take it, I really enjoyed this movie. I am buying it when it comes out and I'm sure it'll have repeated viewings. If you haven't seen this yet, find the local cinema that's still fortunate to have this still rolling and watch it.
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