![]() ![]() The room begins to take on a demonic personality and throws wanton barriers in the way of Enslin’s escape attempts. We learn of his father’s tragic and lonely death and his daughter’s illness and death, which ultimately destroys his marriage. The suspense grows into the final half of the film, and the room’s hallucinations reveal more and more of Enslin’s life story. ![]() Enslin, a writer who made his life fortune from debunking supernatural hauntings, was watching his reality implode. The comedy wanes with the slowly augmenting severity of the situation as room 1408 becomes increasingly uninhabitable. By the time Cusack had found himself in the hotel room at the creepy Dolphin Hotel in New York City against the manager’s warnings, I was pleasantly surprised with the light comedy and Cusack’s flawless portrayal of the arrogant character, Mike Enslin. The premise set out in the synopsis would usually repel me, but since Cusack was the leading man, I thought I’d give it a whirl. Jackson and John Cusack was a great start for the film. First of all, drawing on the likes of Samuel L. ![]()
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