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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonSwedish director Mikael Hafstrom creates a compelling ride of a movie. Every beat of the film is weighted with significance, and our mounting dread becomes almost intolerable.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThe movie appeals to an old-fashioned sense of horror.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA deft Stephen King freak-out.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsSwift, sharp adaptation of Stephen King's short story (from the "Everything's Eventual" collection).
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteSeattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteCusack, who is beginning to look disturbingly like Dustin Hoffman, is not only the film's center, but its orbit as well.
- 75USA TodayUSA TodayAt his best, King's most effective creatures are not the ones behind creaking doors, but inside crooked minds.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterEven with its flaws, 1408 deserves to be appreciated by connoisseurs of acting and bravura filmmaking.
- 70VarietyVarietyFor star John Cusack, it's a perfect fit.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe horror wouldn't work without Cusack, who makes what could have been a rote acting exercise--Be tough! Now angry! Now defensively funny!--a cathartic ritual instead.
- 50The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasIn the end, 1408 amounts to little more than a radical shock-therapy session for a man still finding his way after the loss of his daughter.