Frank Darabont, the guy who did The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile (both great movies) keeps to the same source material (Stephen King) albeit with um, a slight decrease in quality.
But obviously, when you do horror movies (especially if you have creatures with tentacles), don't expect any Oscars to come your way. The Mist is essentially Cloverfield minus the lousy camerawork.
Don't expect a shock fest, mind you. It's mostly humans getting butchered by funny looking creatures (so cliched looking that even some of the characters don't believe it). Still, what counts is the acting and the story. And that's where The Mist excels, in providing a claustrophobic environment where people not only have to worry about them monsters, but also themselves.
Thomas Jane as the lead carries the movie quite well, although most people would say that Marcia Gay Harden (playing a kooky religious doomsayer) steals the show. Either way, the acting's good. But some of the dialogue does get a little unauthentic (especially when the characters philosophize, where I found myself chuckling).
The ending is full of irony as is befitting of a good horror book. I'm not sure if it works for movies. Still, you may yourself reminded of the Twilight Zone (this movie is essentially a longer, more polished version of a typical episode). Which I don't mind, since it works as long as you don't place too high standards on it.
But obviously, when you do horror movies (especially if you have creatures with tentacles), don't expect any Oscars to come your way. The Mist is essentially Cloverfield minus the lousy camerawork.
Don't expect a shock fest, mind you. It's mostly humans getting butchered by funny looking creatures (so cliched looking that even some of the characters don't believe it). Still, what counts is the acting and the story. And that's where The Mist excels, in providing a claustrophobic environment where people not only have to worry about them monsters, but also themselves.
Thomas Jane as the lead carries the movie quite well, although most people would say that Marcia Gay Harden (playing a kooky religious doomsayer) steals the show. Either way, the acting's good. But some of the dialogue does get a little unauthentic (especially when the characters philosophize, where I found myself chuckling).
The ending is full of irony as is befitting of a good horror book. I'm not sure if it works for movies. Still, you may yourself reminded of the Twilight Zone (this movie is essentially a longer, more polished version of a typical episode). Which I don't mind, since it works as long as you don't place too high standards on it.
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