The Mist Details

* * * This review contains spoilers * * *ShowHide

[Highly rated reviewer]

Frankie is in a bad mood....

If you enjoyed Frank Darabont's optimism drenched Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile, you might want to think twice before booking your tickets for his latest Stephen King offering.

Where there was alliance in Shawshank, there is deep discordia and fraction in The Mist. No cute little mice or the eventual triumph of Good here, instead you have limb chopping monsters and the film's ultimate evil nasty - Marcia Gay Harden, who excells and will have your skin crawling faster than the arachnoids habitating in the strange mist settling over a (surprise, surprise) sleepy little town.

If you want dumbed down slash horror, you will be disappointed. At a meaty 2 and a bit hours, this is much more of a pitch of human evil against otherworldly monsters, with an almost stage like feel, some great performances and a mostly complete absence of the light at the end of the tunnel.... unless you count seeing the flashlight coming towards you that belongs to someone running to save his limbs and life.

Marvellously bleak.

* * * This review contains spoilers * * *ShowHide

rubbish!

What a waste of time. Boring, pointless film. Strange creatures in a mist that descends on a small town. Most of the 'action' takes place in a shop. Some people get killed, others survive. No explanation as to where it came from or why. As usual the character with religious beliefs was portrayed as a nut (seems to be an occupational hazard in films). In the ned, the main character, Thomas Jane (or Tom Jane when he wants to appear tough) kills his son rather than wait for the 'monsters' to get him. As if you wouldnt wait to see what happens. Lo and behold the army turns up after he'd killed him. Not sure if there was supposed to be a message in this film, but I missed it. Watch 'The Fog' instead (original not the crappy remake).