Don't watch ... Please read the book first !

Rating: 3/10 (2 June 2008)

Poor. I think so many people rate this film because it breaks (slightly) from the awful Hollywood formulaic films that people gobble up day in, day out. That, and it is based on one of the best popular short stories I have had the pleasure of reading.
The direction does seem fresh in areas but the film is very patchy and overall it's very poor.
The ironic ending sucks and is so obvious, I laughed out loud in places (never a good sign in a horror flick) and generally I was bored.
Take my advice, skip it and watch Baraka instead, that's the film the music at the end of The Mist is taken from.
Adios lectores