The Mist:Frank Darabont Totally Rocks!!

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2009)

After so many disappointing adaptations of Stephen King works,Frank Darabont has shown yet again why he is hands down the best writer and director doing King films.His first two features(he did a great short film The Woman In The Room back in 1983)Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile were both outstanding dramas set in prisons,although Green Mile had supernatural elements. I wondered what Frank would do with a full throttle King horror story.Well,he hit it right out of the park! The Mist has been a favorite story of mine since Dark Forces in 1981.Mr Darabont give us as well-scripted and directed an adaptation as we could want.The performances are all solid.The standouts are Thomas Jane as David Drayton,Toby Jones as Ollie ,and of course Marcia Gay Harden,in a terrifying and Oscar worthy turn as the fanatical Mrs Carmody.
The creatures are like things from a nightmare by way of an acid trip,and are really scary.Good work with CGI and makeup effects. The ending is downbeat but chilling and effective. This is one of the best horror film's I've seen in years!! BIG 10 out of 10!!