The Ending

Rating: 7/10 (12 December 2013)

Frank Darabont directed this controversial and compelling film adaptation of the Stephen King story that stars Thomas Jane as David Drayton, who notices a strange mist hovering over a lake near his home. Later on in a grocery store, the mist has spread, and after an earthquake, it becomes obvious that something is alive in the mist, perhaps many things, that are also merciless and murderous, and the resultant fear of the isolated shoppers leads to a paranoid mania involving the religious Mrs. Carmody(played by Marcia Gay Harden) prompting those not under her spell to make a daring break for it, but tragedy awaits... A film made famous by that ending, which is just a punch in the gut. This film fully explores the idea of horror, and however you choose to interpret the meaning of the ending, it will not be easily forgotten. Superb F/X and acting, with a chilling music score and a real sense of awe in the monsters(especially near the end).
A film to be experienced more than enjoyed...