At Least It's Not A Remake

Rating: 7/10 (3 December 2008)

"The Mist" is an enjoyable horror movie based on a story written by Stephen King. The basic premise of the plot centers on a time dimension hole that the US Army has opened up in an effort to gain access to alternate universal time dimensions. Our core characters are stranded in a rural grocery store when the Army's experiment goes awry.
I was personally impressed with the production values of this film. I know a lot of people have complained about the CGI and the twist ending, but I was totally fine with both. I just don't know what audiences want from horror movie anymore. Sometimes I think movie goers are happier with slap dash horror remakes being shoved down their throats. I mean these people crying about CGI and a twist ending, get a life.
Listen, the film was well made, that's it. It's not a great film by any means, but I got the feeling that both the corporate and artistic ends of this production really cared about making a quality horror film they could stand behind. True, there could have been more gore, more scares, and better monsters; but I'll take "The Mist" over any recent horror remake in a heart-beat.
I really can't think of any substantial faults with this production. If you like Stephen King horror film adaptations, you will love this one. I like even the worst films based on King's work, but "The Mist" is far from the worst. In fact, it very well may be in the top five, but it will never beat Kubrick's "Shining". If you haven't seen this movie, ignore the negative reviews and go and watch it. If you've seen this movie and don't like it, go watch the remake of "The Hitcher".