Should Be Retitled "The Missed " or " Miss This Film "

Rating: 3/10 (4 December 2007)

If you have absolutely nothing to do for 2 hours and 7 minutes, then go watch "1408", or whatever your favorite thing is to do !!!
This film is a complete WASTE of time !!!
Poorly crafted by Frank Darabont and overseen by the watchful eye of Stephen King and , who should stick to writing, and leave film making to the few skilled people who know how to put a film together, checkout "1408", that was a terrific film, this one isn't....
Once again we are whisked away to Maine, how original, to the Draytons, who house overlooks the lake, and after an overnight storm , is it related to the story ?, I don't know, I didn't read the book , but the storyline doesn't tie it in !!!, a mysterious "MIST" appears...
OOOOOOOooooo, almost sounds interesting, it gets worse, so Mr. Drayton(Thomas Jane), and son, and neighbor, go to town for supplies, and then the "MIST" , overtakes the town, and WEIRD things happen, people run away from it, and people go into it, and they disappear,Screaming, sometimes... the lack of tension is at an all time high, we are stuck in the store for over half the film, with of course, an overly religious person, acting Totally weird and stereotyped, about the last days and other garbage, I thought I was watching an episode of the X-Files....anyway, the people trapped inside the "Foodhouse", take sides, ones that say they have the divine "MORAL" authority, and the ones who appear more rational...boring, anyway, CGI tentacles, Giant Bugs, and Giant Spiders are NOT real, or even scary......So , you have been put on notice...
The script is totally overwritten, the film 30 minutes too long, maybe even more could have been trimmed...
The Chaos Factor, about the lack of the Rule of Law is really lame, and NOT even engaging...you could get more excitement from the film, "Earth vs. the Spider "or " Sound of Thunder", in my opinion....
The acting is O.K, even they don't believe this stuff... The whole film looks totally scripted, and not very interesting, including the PREDICTABLE, Twist ending...not a happy one...
The only reason I give it a 3 is for an attempt at putting a film together, it really should have gotten a negative number...