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By Urban Cinefile Critics (1,069) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 30 Nov 2007

I'm very hard to please when it comes to the horror genre, but pleased I am with 1408, a dread concoction from Stephen King, sharply committed…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 26 Oct 2007

Swift, sharp adaptation of Stephen King's short story (from the Everything's Eventual collection)…

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By Bill White (195) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 21 Sep 2007

Cusack, who is beginning to look disturbingly like Dustin Hoffman, is not only the film's center, but its orbit as well…

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By Paul Greenwood (16) for Future Movies UK (245) on 07 Sep 2007

For all of 1408's shortcomings, all that's really needed to lift it a level is some decent scares, but one or two spooky moments just isn't enough…

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By Philip French (1,151) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 07 Sep 2007

Though not especially original, this is frightening and disturbing film and the effects take a while to wear off…

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By Stuart Mcgurk (55) for thelondonpaper (91) on 30 Aug 2007

No one lasts more than an hour, goes the saying about the room. It's probably how long your attention lasts too. But it's one hell of an hour…

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By Elliott Noble (448) for Sky Movies (33) on 30 Aug 2007

1408 is the best King conversion since Misery…

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By Anthony Quinn (478) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 30 Aug 2007

John Cusack's edgy, likeable performance carries this paranormal chiller, based on a Stephen King story and highly reminiscent of his landmark…

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By David Gritten (155) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 30 Aug 2007

Cusack, who is in almost every scene, is astutely cast: his sardonic persona gradually disintegrates as the room plays its malevolent tricks on him…

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By Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 30 Aug 2007

Even if by the closing act the movie has begun to feel a bit preposterous (enter the giant sea storm) and the resolution a bit saccharine,…

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By Tristan Burke (6) for Film4 (1,522) on 30 Aug 2007

Despite faltering with an overblown second half, and stealing no thunder from Kubrick's haunted hotel effort, 1408 remains one of the more…

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By Nev Pierce (205) for Total Film (3,532) on 30 Aug 2007

A terrific performance from John Cusack as a cynic on a paranormal mission nudges this towards the higher end of King adaps…

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By Nick De Semlyen (166) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 30 Aug 2007

Not up there with the best King adaptations, but a fun Gothic yarn that, like all good ghost stories, is simple and dripping with dread…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 29 Aug 2007

Enjoyable chiller with some terrific suspense scenes and a superb performance from John Cusack…

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By Anna Smith (519) for BBC.com (1,500) on 28 Aug 2007

Things certainly go bump in the night in this slow-burning Stephen King adaptation…

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By Anton Bitel (1,340) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 06 Aug 2007

In terms of quality, 1408 is neither executive suite nor basement broom cupboard…

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By Christopher Smith (624) for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (624) on 24 Jul 2007

A horror movie that eschews today's penchant for torture porn and gets back to the basics…

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By Andy Klein (675) for Los Angeles CityBeat (424) on 14 Jul 2007

For its first half, 1408 is genuinely scary…

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By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 10 Jul 2007

On the creep-o-meter, I'll give it a five out of 10…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 08 Jul 2007

A story that supports it's interesting theme of eventuality: even the strongest doubter may one day come around to believe in King's world…

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