why hurry

Juana 2022-03-18 09:01:03

As a horror film, this film is successful in creating certain atmospheres, and the reader's heart is indeed captured, locked in a secret room, and anxiously waiting for something to come.
As a horror movie, the pacing is really rare. In fact, there are very good materials, mental obstacles, parent-child relationship, incomplete subconsciousness, etc. There are too many organic combinations, perfect performance, but it seems to be rushing to the scene, and it is quickly finished.
So it's not terrifying, but it makes people feel very uncomfortable. If you expect to see something deep in a horror movie, not just an adrenaline rush, then this one isn't suitable, the horror level is not high, and the physical discomfort is a little bit.

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  • [Lily is reaching Mike Enslin via his laptop]

    Lily Enslin: Michael? Can you hear me?

    [Mike is freezing during a supernatural cold spell in Room 1408, but manages to crawl over to his laptop]

    Mike Enslin: Yeah.

    Lily Enslin: Oh, my God, thank God. Jesus, I've been trying to get through.

    Mike Enslin: [whispering] Did you call the cops?

    Lily Enslin: Yeah, yeah, they're at the hotel! Didn't you say the Dolphin?

    Mike Enslin: Yes.

    Lily Enslin: You're sure.

    Mike Enslin: Yes. Yes. 1408.

    Lily Enslin: Yeah. They're in 1408. The room's empty.

  • Mike Enslin: The room's gotta be filthy. I mean, the sheets haven't been changed in... what, eleven years?

    Gerald Olin: No no no. We're very professional here. 1408 gets a light turn once a month. I supervise, the maids work in pairs. We treat the room as if it's a chamber filled with poison gas. We only stay 10 minutes and I insist the door remain open. But still... A few years ago a young maid from El Salvador found herself locked in the bathroom. She was only there for a few moments, but when we pulled her out she was...

    Mike Enslin: [sarcastically] She was dead?

    Gerald Olin: No. Blind. She had taken a pair of scissors and gouged her eyes out. She was laughing hysterically.