The Mist (2007)
November 24th, 2007Fellow pretentious critic Badman and I have a saying that you’ll either love or loathe a good movie. If you just say “eh, it was okay,” it’s not a good movie.
I saw this one in the theatre and the kids next to us cheered during parts, and a pair of hypersensitive yuppie “men” in back of us got all butt hurt and offended by it. That’s a good sign for Frank Darabont.
Stephen King is a storyteller. Darabont does his best to mimic King’s storytelling ability, focusing mainly on his head character, artist David Drayton. Following a nasty storm, Drayton takes his son and his asshole lawyer neighbor into town, leaving behind his wife.
They soon get stranded in a supermarket, learning that those who venture into the mist die horrible deaths. One by one, the survivors get plucked off by the things in the mist, and sometimes they die at faster rates when someone has the bright idea they can make it out there as a group.
Darabont’s characters are one dimensional and predictable. I was able to guess their time of deaths and even method of death more times than not. However, like I said, King is a storyteller and despite the lack of character depth, the story keeps the viewer wondering if Drayton and his son will survive.
Throw in a schizophrenic wannabe Biblical prophet, military experiments gone wrong, a state shooting champion, and a neat assortment of oversized bugs, the Mist is a fun movie. The ending has a nice twist that I won’t give away, but the moral of the story is clear. The twist alone makes the movie worth watching. 7 dead zombies for a fun to watch horror/thriller. 
Have to watch out for it!
Did you like Shaun of the Dean?
Blast! Should read DEAD!!!
Miladysa - Loved it!
I couldn’t stop laughing. I haven’t seen their new movie, but will probably rent it.
Jeff and I have seen the previews on Tv here and want to see it but we wont be taking the girls with us or we will have them dreaming bad things for a while.
Thanks for the review. I’d like to see it, but it will have to wait until after Jellybean arrives. I already am having really scary and funky dreams, and big bugs creep me out.
Tweety - I wouldn’t take the kids. It’s very violent, and more creepy than scary, but young kids will have nightmares from it.
Notta - It has plenty of big bugs. Just warning you in advance.
I can guarantee I won’t be seeing it. Not a fan of Mr. King - although I have seen his house, it’s got kickass gargoyles.
I like the Mist too. I’m actually reading the short story now since we have an old copy of Skeleton Crew laying around. I thought it was well done.