Stephen King scares, and this is no exception. Yikes, I was freakin scared as soon as the ominous mist began. What was killing those people in the mist? What begins in Hitchcockian fashion, where the suspense IS the terror, we soon learn what is in the mist, and turns out, it was even scarier than the suspense! And yes, a little cheesy, too, but it really hit my fear factor. Marcia Gay Hardin's religious lunatic was a bit much, but it did help move the story along (and provided the movie's best line - "That's why I said thanks"). And this movie can't be reviewed without at least mentioning that most unconceivable of endings. My word, I just have no words. I like movies that surprise me and take me out of the standard viewing experience - and this one certainly did.
Monday, July 28, 2008
MOVIE REVIEW - Mist, The (2007)
Stephen King scares, and this is no exception. Yikes, I was freakin scared as soon as the ominous mist began. What was killing those people in the mist? What begins in Hitchcockian fashion, where the suspense IS the terror, we soon learn what is in the mist, and turns out, it was even scarier than the suspense! And yes, a little cheesy, too, but it really hit my fear factor. Marcia Gay Hardin's religious lunatic was a bit much, but it did help move the story along (and provided the movie's best line - "That's why I said thanks"). And this movie can't be reviewed without at least mentioning that most unconceivable of endings. My word, I just have no words. I like movies that surprise me and take me out of the standard viewing experience - and this one certainly did.
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