Fails to rise above the the genre.

Rating: 5/10 (21 November 2008)

One normal afternoon in Maine while gathering groceries, the shoppers within the store are surrounded by a strange Mist. Add to this predicament a lone bloody man screaming 'Dont go out there! There's something in the Mist!' and you have a mouth-watering prospect. Sadly, 'The Mist' from its good beginnings fails to deliver.
Usually a horror film is overly-done by this I mean it focuses too much on the fright, jumps, scares, the usual fanfare that swells this genre. Surprisingly, 'The Mist' manage to balance the horror rather well, attempting to bring a human connection to the supernatural events. However, this is where 'The Mist' falls flat and becomes an average horror film. Marcia Gay Harden's character overshadows the film for far too long, her apocalyptic - end-of-the- world - preaching rather tire on proceedings.
Thomas Jane should be commended for his solid performance, playing a stereotypical lead role but bringing real life and belief to his character. The special effects range from poor to good but Darabont maintains the atmosphere of dark, despair very well.
'The Mist' concludes in what I can only describe as being ill-conceived and contrived. When one feels it is being brought to its logical and brave end it reverts to a preposterous last five seconds. Its is a shame but as a whole 'The Mist' just doesn't work.