A real chiller. THE MIST from the master...Stephen King.

Rating: 8/10 (26 November 2007)

Absolutely no disappointment. Writer/director Frank Darabont successfully adapts for the screen, Stephen King's short story about frightening things lurking in a nasty fog. After a violent thunderstorm, artist David Drayton(Thomas Jane), his son Billy(Nathan Gamble)and next door neighbor Mr. Norton(Andre Braugher)go into a small town in Maine for supplies. A mysterious fog slowly engulfs the community and townsfolk seek shelter in a local grocery store. They are warned of "things" in the mist killing people. Terror sweeps the group and adding to the paranoia and fright is a religious zealot Mrs. Carmody(Marcia Gay Harden)preaching fire and brimstone. Huge mosquito-like creatures start attacking the grocery. Now the crowd knows a little of what is to come. Local rumors target a nearby military top-secret project going awry causing this possible end of days. Nevertheless, Drayton and the survivors must face-off against each other...Mrs. Carmody's new followers and those few that believe in taking a chance against what else hides in the mist.
The atmosphere created is urgent and chilling. The creatures are fearsome. The gore is top shelf. And the disturbing images are just that. Monsters in the mist against mankind. There's winners that become losers; ultimately...Stephen King done right. No disappointment here. Also in the cast: Laurie Holden, Toby Jones, Frances Sternhagen, Jeffrey DeMunn and William Sadler.