Rating of
2.5/4
Something in the mist...
patjohnson76 - wrote on 11/29/07
One of my favorite short stories by Stephen King, I have to say I was pretty suprised at how much I liked this movie - to a point. It's basic plot is a group of people trapped in a supermarket due to a strange mist outside that harbors unworldly creatures. It's creepy at the right times, the characters are engaging, and it's a decent story. I really liked the cast, particularly Marcia Gay Harden as the local nutjob whose religous prechings start to ring true, and Thomas Jane as the reluctant hero (which so many of these movies have to have). However, the end did me in. While King's story ends very ambiguosly, director Frank Darabount chose a more specific end - and I didn't like it. Unfortunately movies in this genre now think they have to have some "twist" ending to get the audience buzzing about it on the way home. Well, there is a twist, and I hated it.
I'd recommend the movie just for the pure fun you get out of watching it, but be prepared for a surprise ending. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't.
