(PG-13) Stephen King s twisted mind and extensive collection spawn yet another horror flick, brought to life this time by Swedish director Mikael H fstr m and stars Samuel L. Jackson and John Cusack, who plays a skeptical horror novelist checking into the Dolphin Hotel s infamous room 1408. 3 stars (R) Following the outbreak of the rage virus in Danny Boyle s that turned most of the population of mainland Britain into crazed berserkers, this sequel takes up after the crisis has passed -- or so it seems.
Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo may surpass Boyle s ability to craft jittery, unnerving thrill scenes, but the script s harsh anti-U.S. sensibility relies on plot points too nonsensical to be easily ignored in the film s last half-hour.
(PG-13) Stephen King s twisted mind and extensive collection spawn yet another horror flick, brought to life this time by Swedish director Mikael H fstr m and stars Samuel L.