Just when the master had messed up

Rating: 9/10 (3 December 2008)

The Mist is a Movie who's title might not make one expect much but for those who decide to watch it it is quite good. What makes it good? Well the monsters and the whole scenario of going into the mist and being dragged off to a horrible screaming death aren't what make this movie great, what makes it stand out is the tension that steadily mounts amongst the people trapped in the supermarket. This is not a very new idea either, it is pretty much what George Romero tried to show in his first 4 living dead movies where it was actually the people who were unable to cooperate who got themselves killed. What's great is that just when Romero completely messed up with "Diary of the Dead" we get a new movie that explores man as the bringer of his own downfall. The acting was very good and the ending was quite shocking (though believable).
Highly recommended for those who don't mind moral stereotypes being broken.