The Mist (2007)


The Mist (2007)

The Mist (2007)

The Mist (2007)

The Mist (2007)

The Mist (2007)

The Mist (2007)

The Mist (2007)

The Mist (2007)


The Mist (2007)


Director: Frank Darabont


Cast: Thomas Jane as David Drayton, Marcia Gay Harden as Mrs. Carmody, Laurie Holden as Amanda Dunfrey, Andre Braugher as Brent Norton, Toby Jones as Ollie Weeks, William Sadler as Jim, Jeffrey DeMunn as Dan Miller, Frances Sternhagen as Irene Reppler, Nathan Gamble as Billy Drayton, Alexa Davalos as Sally, Chris Owen as Norm, Sam Witwer as Private Jessup, Robert C. Treveiler as Bud Brown (as Robert Treveiler), David Jensen as Myron, Melissa Suzanne McBride as Woman With Kids at Home (as Melissa McBride)



I'll start out by saying that I'm a Stephen King fan and thus I may
have some bias. I've watched many Steven King movies but have never
given one a rating this high. Most of his horror movies are in the 4-6
range with classics such as The Shawshank Redemption, The Shining, and
The Green Mile ranking 8-10 (although two of those aren't technically
horror movies). In most modern horror (like the Saw series) there is a
greater emphasis on gore than the horror of the human condition and
this movie, kudos to the actors, help weave a tale that disgusts you
inside and out without the pure reliance on blood spatter (although
granted there is a fair amount of that).

Thomas Jane (leading male and well known from The Punisher) has a
brilliant and emotional portrayal of his character in a mind-blowing
situation that we feel intimately associated with thanks to his acting
and great directing. Laurie Holden (of X-Files and Silent Hill fame)
has a more subdued performance but plays her role well and for any
X-Files nut (such as myself) it's fun to see her in another movie. The
cast is chock full of well known actors and some unknowns that really
see and express the writer and directors vision. It pays off: They
succeed in pulling you into a traumatic situation made worse with a
mixture of religious zealotry, military conspiracy, and small-town
ignorance that explodes in your face wondering if your humanity is
worse off facing The Mist or the human condition.

There is no spoiler here but I will say this about the ending: It's
what makes the movie and makes it so much better than most of the crap
put out there in horror land. Yes, yes, getting cut in half and having
limbs ripped-off is horrible. However it is the decisions we have to
make that concern those we love and respect that can really drive one
mad. The ending makes you look at yourself and wonder, if given the
same situation, what you would have to do with the information you have
available. It makes you think hard about your humanity and your soul
and about what is right or wrong in any given situation involving our
mortality.

I would suggest this movie to anyone that likes horror or science
fiction and wants something a little more intense than, say, Army of
Darkness (one of my personal favorites for totally different reasons).
This movie deals with serious issues we hear about daily. The mist is
just a piece of Science Fiction thrown in to bring out the best...and
worst in us.

Enjoy!!

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