Title: Absolutely horrible
Product review: John Cusack was great in this film, too bad the writing, directing, production design, special effects, and music score were all boring, unoriginal, and uninspired. What a stinker of a movie. It felt like a Disney version of a haunted house film. Don't get me wrong, the lack of gore was not the problem here. The problem was everything else that WAS on screen except Cusack. There is a quote on the DVD box from the reviewer at Maxim saying this film ranks with "The Shining". He must've seen the 90's remake. This movie is not even close to anything achieved in Kubrick's "The Shining". Samuel Jackson was only in this movie for literally one scene, and it wasn't that great. If you want to see a Stephen King film adaptation about a writer trapped in a building, that's actually entertaining, watch "Misery" or "The Shining" and you'll be much happier.
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