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Stephen King's The Mist (2007)

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Reviews Counted:137

Fresh:99

Rotten:38

Average Rating:6.5/10

Consensus: Frank Darabont's impressive camerawork and politically incisive script make The Mist a truly frightening experience.

Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for violence, terror and gore, and language.

Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:04-07-2008

Synopsis: Frank Darabont (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE GREEN MILE) serves as director, writer, and producer of THE MIST, an adaptation of Stephen King's classic novella. After a vicious storm wreaks havoc... Frank Darabont (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE GREEN MILE) serves as director, writer, and producer of THE MIST, an adaptation of Stephen King's classic novella. After a vicious storm wreaks havoc in their small town in Maine, artist David Drayton (Thomas Jane) heads out to the town supermarket for some much-needed supplies with his young son, Billy (Nathan Gamble), and his neighbor, Norton (Andre Braugher), in tow. Their trip soon turns to terror when a menacing white mist settles in, leaving this group of locals and out-of-towners fighting for survival against an unknown, bloodthirsty enemy. When the local religious zealot (Marcia Gay Harden) begins to convince the group that the mist is punishment from God, Drayton and his cohorts realize that they may be trapped inside with an enemy just as dangerous as whatever is lurking outside. Tension runs high in this tale as the trapped group faces difficult moral decisions. Should they stay and wait out the terror, or make a break for it and risk suffering a terrible fate? Is the eerie mist the will of God, an experiment from the local military base gone awry, or, maybe, a freak natural disaster? Without modern conveniences and the normal conventions and rules to guide them, the group is easily swayed by the loudest opinion. Will they save themselves at the expense of each other, or work as a team to save everyone? There is a decent amount of blood and gore for horror fans, some deadpan humor and just a hint of politics thrown in for good measure. Thomas Jane is a stoic leading man, but Frances Sternhagen and Toby Jones are more fun as unlikely heroes. Laurie Holden, Alexa Davalos, Bill Sadler and Jeffrey Demunn also star in this creepy tale. [More]

Starring: Thomas Jane, Laurie Holden, Marcia Gay Harden, Andre Braugher

Starring: Thomas Jane, Laurie Holden, Marcia Gay Harden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, William Sadler

Director: Frank Darabont

Director: Frank Darabont
Screenwriter: Frank Darabont
Producer: Frank Darabont, Liz Glotzer
Composer: Mark Isham
Studio: Weinstein Company

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10/18/08
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Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
11/24/07
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Unusually dark and gritty, with ace B-movie writing and direction from Darabont and a collection of full-on performances from a gifted cast.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
07/03/08
Rich Cline
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Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
07/18/08
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

If the Academy voters are willing to consider horror fare, [Marcia Gay] Harden's performance in The Mist is worthy of a Best Supporting Actress nomination.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
12/04/07
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

Startlingly bad...although a film whose concept could be described as "The Fog with Stephen King characters" really can't be called "startlingly" bad.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment 7 Comments
11/29/07
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

There's something out there in the mist. A horror so stifling and ravenous, it forces shoppers and management at a mom-and-pop grocer to cower with fear as they gawk at oblivion. That's right, we're talking about Super Wal-Mart.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
11/22/07
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Harden's performance lifts The Mist above the rank-and-file horror film. It's not a classic, but it is scary, and you'll definitely leave the theater thinking about the ending.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
11/20/07
Bill Goodykoontz
Bill Goodykoontz
Arizona Republic

Yes, something is in the mist. Lots of things are in the mist. They’re gorgeous and frightening and strange and elaborately detailed, and the effects used to create them allow them to blend in seamlessly with the live action.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
11/21/07
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press

Darabont has made an old-fashioned scary movie that uses a B-name movie cast (minus Harden) as set-piece fodder: victims and antagonists of the film's menacing creepy-crawlies.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
11/21/07
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

By catching his protagonists between equally oppressive horrors, Darabont successfully finds the squelchy heart of King's story, and keeps it pumping until the ugly end.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
11/21/07
Tasha Robinson
Tasha Robinson
AV Club

Slack yet also bludgeoning.

Full Review Source: Baltimore Sun | comment Comment
11/21/07
Michael Sragow
Michael Sragow
Baltimore Sun

A necessary throwback, a movie focused on building character, atmosphere and chills rather than on being merely a gory gross-out.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
12/07/07
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Delivers big chills and keeps the goosebumps a'bumpin.

Full Review Source: Beaumont Journal | comment Comment
11/17/07
Danny Minton
Danny Minton
Beaumont Journal

In the worst film about a weather pattern since 2005's The Fog, Stephen King go-to adapter Frank Darabont launches this dreadful misfire that works as neither horror nor social commentary.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
11/24/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

That bloated sense of purpose turns what could have been a nifty B-movie into a strained, two-hours-plus Twilight Zone episode, and, believe me, Darabont's no Rod Serling.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
11/21/07
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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04/23/09
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix
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Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
04/03/08
Boxoffice Magazine
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[This] grocery-store survival drama, dominated by Marcia Gay Harden as a shrill fundamentalist, serves as a crude but effective allegory for post-9/11 America.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 1 Comment
01/03/08
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
 
 
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