People were clapping!!

Rating: 9/10 (26 January 2008)

The story and the atmosphere a film creates are the most important criteria to me. This movie takes more or less ordinary people and puts them into a totally uncontrolled situation. This seems to be an old pattern but this movie takes it further. Instead of just having some heroes encountering some problems on their way out, the film puts a special focus on the negative, insane sides that break through when a seemingly civilized human being is caught in such a situation. As I have already mentioned, the atmosphere is very important to me. When did you hear people clapping at the end of a scene the last time? Well I made this experience today. The Mist is such a intense trip between insanity and reason, between viewer's satisfaction and frustration, between jokes and dramatic elements. It takes you on a thrilling trip through human psyche. I loved this movie!
Well, there's a little thing I want to add: Sometimes I think the actors were overextended with their parts, except for Marcia Gay Haredn who acts fantastically in her role as Mrs. Carmody. This leads to cheesy moments once in a while. That's reason why I gave 9/10 stars.
This movie is definitely worth it's money!