Left me feeling drained it was so good!

Rating: 9/10 (28 November 2007)

My favorite movie this year was undoubtedly 30 days of night until I saw The mist.30 days is hard to top,but the mist ties with it. When I say it drained me,I meant emotionally, and I felt every emotion sitting through this it was so powerful.I know it was only a movie and different people get out of it different things but according to the audience tonight (and it's already been showing for more than a week) no one was disappointed.There was one scene towards the end when a lot of people clapped because an annoying character was shot.She was asking for it believe me,but the way she was written was annoying and she could have been written better or different.I'm not sure if Stephen King intended the Mrs. Carmody character (played by Marcia Gay Harden) to be the way she was written for the movie because i have not read the book but she was a way over the top religious fanatic.The dialog was stupid as hell.It was a very negative portrayal of Christianity.This is the only reason I gave this movie a 9 out of 10. However I loved this film from the start.It started out peacefully with a family living by a lake and a storm hits.The tension builds slowly the way i like it so you get to know the characters and nothing is rushed.There was everything in this type of movie I would expect.A tiny bit of comedy (which didn't hurt it) a believable plot,suspense,drama,a little aggravation at a few characters,high-tension among the characters out of fear, and creepy but breathtaking special effects that made the movie that much more believable and realistic.Thomas Jane as David,and Laurie Holden as Amanda were amazing! Of course everyone else was great too, but Thomas Jane especially carried the whole movie.The scenes between him and the others were very well acted.The scene where he had to leave his little son Billy (Nathan Gamble) was sad and very moving. It was a fun movie filled with thrills and intense suspense and had a typical Stephen King movie type ending,but with a disturbing twist.I sure hope there is an alternate ending for the DVD.This one was well the money and seeing on the big screen!