Good, but not up to expectations

Rating: 6/10 (27 November 2007)

The mist has been one of my all time favorite stories from Stephen King. I was really excited about seeing this movie. For the most part, I was not disappointed. While the "things" in the mist were more terrifying in my imagination, the film version also brought the creepiness and horror out.
However, I do take issue with the ending. In my opinion, the short story ending FAR surpassed the film ending. I was left disappointed and a little disgusted. I think someone sold out to the ideas of Hollywood and what they thought would make money.
With the amount of money and clout Stephen King carries, I would have thought he could have put his foot down and demanded the film follow the story completely.
All in all, this was a good, not great film. It does give a good example of the earlier, and in my opinion better, writings of Stephen King.