1408 (JOHN CUSACK; SAMUEL L. JACKSON;2007)

JOHN CUSACK STARS IN THIS THRILLING STEPHEN KING ADAPTATION AS NONE OTHER THAN....ROBERT DOWNEY JR (IN THE MIDDLE OF A FANTASTIC RELAPSE). AFTER SPENDING MULTIPLE NIGHTS IN RUN-DOWN, "HAUNTED" HOTEL ROOMS, CUSACK'S CHARACTER FINDS HIMSELF IN THE MOST HAUNTED HOTEL ROOM OF ALL, AT THE LUXURIOUS DOLPHIN HOTEL, ALSO KNOWN AS, THE WALDORF ASTORIA IN NYC. LIKE MR. DOWNEY, HE'S AT "LESS THAN ZERO" WITHIN ONE HOUR OF ARRIVING AT THE DOLPHIN. HE LOCKS HIMSELF IN ROOM 1408. HE BEGINS TO SEE IMAGINARY PEOPLE. HE'S ATTACKED BY AN ALARM CLOCK AND THE ELEMENTS (FIRE, WATER, YOU KNOW THE DRILL), AND HE CAN'T SEEM TO CONTACT THE OUTSIDE WORLD. JUDGING BY THE REGAN-ERA CRIME WAVE RELATED TO CRACK-COCAINE, YOU'D THINK THIS GUY WOULD'VE BEEN AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE. MY FIRST CLUE WOULD'VE BEEN WHEN I WALKED IN AND SAW JEWELS FROM PULP FICTION MANAGING THIS FINE ESTABLISHMENT. ANYWAY, DRUG-INDUCED PARANOIA IS ALWAYS A BLAST, AND THOUGH THIS MOVIE MAY NOT ACTUALLY INVOLVE DRUGS, OR BE "SCARY," IT'S DEFINITELY "FUN," AND WORTH RENTING.