It's always darkest before the dawn...

Rating: 8/10 (19 January 2009)

A surprisingly evocative film, and probably not something you'd expect to see under the title 'The Mist' or of the horror genre. Although, superficially, you've got a fairly decent monster- fest, don't be fooled, this film is so much more. Ultimately, it takes a long, hard look at how fallible we are as humans; despite all of our advances, our basal and primal nature will always be the one to drive our survival, no matter the cost.
Our message from King, which is driven home in a deft and utterly ruthless manner is that the true creatures of the dark are the ones we find inside ourselves, which is displayed poignantly throughout the film. And the most touching of all, is probably the knowledge that it is always darkest before the dawn.
A must see.