Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Neither scary nor entertaining

Sorry, but anyone who places this film on par with The Shining is just plain uninformed. The only thing even slightly redeeming in 1408 is Cusack's performance, which is strained, I believe, to make-up for the utterly uninspired directing and flat screen write. This film is just going through the motions.