i do not see what everyone like about this movie . the set up be too long and talky and and when it be do and the main character remain a flat and opaque a he have be in the first scene . after the film finally get cusack into the eponymous hotel room and i have to wonder and well and what go to happen here for the next hour or so to keep me engage . the answer represent not much and just john cusack have a long and draw out and mental breakdown . maybe if the cusack character have more depth . . maybe if his freak out be a more thorough reworking of his everyday life . . . maybe if the film have either good develop it half bake theme about loss and faith or have not tack them on in the first place . . . maybe if the film have make a choice to be either psychological horror or thrill ride horror and have fully embrace one of these style . . . i dunno . all i do know be that i saw this movie with two other horror buff and none of u much like it . except for the disquieting episode on the hotel ledge and the alarm crazy lady with the hammer and and the so stupid it be fun crypt keeper in the air duct and all three of which account for no more than five minute of screen time and this film be a bore . by the way and this story seem to steal idea from the shining and use them here to much less powerful effect . be stephen king now reduce to steal idea from himself .