The Mist - movie review

[hippie_chick]

Just got done watching "The Mist". Rented a couple things from Blockbuster and this was one of them. I'll have to say I had great expectations since Frank Darabont directed and he did such a brilliant job with both "Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile".

I remembered reading the short story, rather, "novella", in "Skeleton Crew" which is still my favorite collection of his short stories. Anyway, I thought oh no, a movie of this. It's so hit or miss with Stephen King. The movies are either really good or they suck. Anyway I always make "mini movies" in my head as I read, I have the characters, the situation, everything and I see full "scenes" in my mind.

The movie stayed pretty true to the novella, and the story in my mind for a really good chunk. Then it really started to disappoint me. Too much with the religious nut lady Mrs. Carmody, played by Marcia Gay Harden. It just grated on me after awhile. To the point where we were yelling at the screen to go to the stationery or hardware aisle and get some duct tape and tape her mouth shut.

However I was able to put up with that because there were genuinely good moments that made you literally jump and gasp, and even let out a yelp!

I'm avoiding spoilers so I won't go into any detail. If you haven't grab a copy of "Skeleton Crew" and read the story again.

I will only say that the ending was a real and I mean REAL bummer. And I hated it. HATED.

Anyway out of four stars I'll give it maybe a two and a half.


The trailer:

"Donny Osmond Signing" (Watch on YouTube)

And don't read the comments over on You Tube if you click over there because there be spoilers, mate.

Comments

[joiseyguy.livejournal.com]

It was low cal but I liked it. I wanted to shoot the Jaysus beotch 5 minutes after she started spewing.

[hippie-chick.livejournal.com]

LOL! Yes. I kept saying OMG THROW HER OUTSIDE!!