A Great Stephen King Film Yet Again

Rating: 9/10 (4 November 2008)

OK, now I know many regard some of Stephen King's earlier work as his best, first and foremost. I regard the likes of Creephshow, IT, The Stand and even Rose Red as his most critical films and mini-series in my view. Mainly because of the ground work he put in place for them and the sheer scope of the films in regards to making characters strong and understandable. However he never forgets to put his famous horror into them and I think he has succeeded with The Mist.
We have strong characters, the mystery surrounding the monsters and what is actually happening to the characters. We get a sense of the Stand here, with regards to their being a virus but in this it is a mist that covers the planet. Out of this mist comes creatures you would have only read about or heard of in books or just simply King's imagination. The ending to this film has been criticised but in my view it ends the film with a clear motive; true horror that scares you to the very depths of your morality.
All in all a great film I can only stress as being one of King's best works.