the mist

Rating: 9/10 (13 October 2009)

Stephen King strikes again.. the Mist. Frank Darabont directs this one based on a steven king novel. i thought Marcia Gay Harden was the perfect choice for the radical Christian lady spreading her "word" of god in the grocery store. Thomas Jane in the lead , i got so used to him in Punisher, it took awhile for me to get used to him in this role. as far as the movie itself goes, it's definitely not for everyone there are very strong religious views in this movie, basically the premise is that a "mist" comes down from the mountain and envelops the town, there is a little mystery of what caused it, you see national guard and police fire vehicles going to what appears to be the mountain,, there is mention that maybe the army caused this mist, an experiment gone wrong, then there's the belief that it's one of the signs and it the end of the world, what is really annoying to me is that every year you get movies that come out in pairs ie happening and mist.. like they want you to compare the two, i have been a stephen king fan for over 20 years and enjoy his work immensely, i enjoyed this movie very much and highly recommend it to anyone as long as you're not to squeamish.