An Emotionally Draining Movie; One of the Better Adaptations

Rating: 10/10 (24 June 2008)

Stephen King's "The Mist" is probably one of the better adaptations in the last decade. It has great actors, a great storyline (almost exactly like the original story), a great script, and great views on life.
David Drayton and his son go to the grocery store after a horrible storm knocks out their boathouse and part of their house. While in the store, a mist engulfs everything and a man warns everyone that there's something in the mist. That's when everything spirals downhill for the characters.
Thomas Jane delivers an amazing performance as a leader, a hero, and a caring, protective father. He shows both strong sides and weak sides to his character.
Nathan Gamble, who plays the son, gives us a true, believable performance of a child experiencing the horrifying scenes being shown to him. Even though he is young, he is a very respected actor in my book. Dakota Fanning could use some lessons from him.
Marcia Gay Harden, as Mrs. Carmody, might remind some of Jack from "Lord of the Flies". She uses her character to show that religion might not always be the right way to turn in difficult situations (no offense).
The script was great (with a few exceptions in the beginning of the movie with some bad dialog). The ending, though different from Stephen King's, was almost traumatizing to watch; however, it's also one of the more reasonable/probable endings.
The CGI is kind of bad unfortunately. At the beginning, it is laughable, but by the end you don't notice it as much.
All in all, "The Mist" is an amazing movie that will make you think deeper while being mind-blowingly scary. ***** out of *****