I expected a lot more.

Rating: 4/10 (21 January 2009)

OK, I'm not a big fan of Stephen King's movies made. Except the Green Mile and Misery and after watching this I will stick to those two.
The plot sounds good. A mysterious mist wrap the city and you don't know why but is not good. Well, The Mist lasted for me 20 min. Once you know what is out there the movie lose everything. I've seen recently Silent Hill and the mist there provided more atmosphere than here. Especial Fx aren't good neither, even bad. Actually, the horror is inside the store. With Marcia Gay Harden (Mrs. Carmody) performing than good that you wanna kill her in her second line. Reading the book you feel claustrophobic, you want to get out of the store watching what's happening inside too but you are scare of what's outside. I didn't get that feeling neither in the movie. I didn't care at all.
It's predictable, lame, flat and it didn't get me at any moment but hey, is just me. The final twist, I have to admit, took me by surprise, you don't expect it at all.
If I would have gone to theatre to watch it I would have felt swindled. Instead I rented and after 10 minutes I completely forgot the movie. It could have been better, much better. If you have a flat brain day and you like horror movies go for it. It last 2 hours and you won't have to think for that time.