The Mist (2007)
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 141
Fresh: 103 | Rotten: 38
Frank Darabont's impressive camerawork and politically incisive script make The Mist a truly frightening experience.
Average Rating: 6.1/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 13
Frank Darabont's impressive camerawork and politically incisive script make The Mist a truly frightening experience.
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Frequent Stephen King collaborator Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) teamed with the celebrated horror author once again for this tale of terror concerning a small town engulfed by a malevolent mist, based on a story originally published in King's 1985 horror anthology Skeleton Crew. When a thick fog descends upon a rural community and claims the lives of anyone unfortunate enough to be caught outside, a small band of survivors seeks refuge in a local grocery store. Now trapped in a
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Cast
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Thomas Jane
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Marcia Gay Harden
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Laurie Holden
Amanda Dumfries -
Andre Braugher
Brent Norton -
Toby Jones
Ollie -
Bill Sadler
Jim Grondin -
Jeffrey DeMunn
Dan Miller -
Frances Sternhagen
Irene -
Alexa Davalos
Sally -
Nathan Gamble
Billy -
Chris Owen
Norm -
Sam Witwer
Jessup -
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All Critics (154) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (107) | Rotten (39) | DVD (18)
[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.
Top CriticIt's a horror movie of real conviction. It deserves to be a hit.
A near-campy escapist thrill ride.
The Mist builds toward a climax so wrenching that I hesitate to recommend the film, but I think Darabont earns his vision.
Even though it is mindless, at least until the provocative ending, The Mist manages to provide some decent old-school shocks.
The Shawshank Redemption, was splendid; the second, The Green Mile, wasn't; and now The Mist continues the slide. I wouldn't say this is laugh-out-loud risible, but there are definitely moments.
The Mist is a creature feature in which the monsters are almost incidental, but the panic and fear-mongering that comes with the territory is what ultimately causes the most chaos.
The Mist has a lot of the elements to be one of the great horror films, but it never quite puts it all together. It's still very good, but a few missteps keep it from ever being more than that.
The black-and-white version's stark contrasts give greater claustrophobic force to the fragility of civilization when ideology grows as deadly as any marauding beasts. Prepare also to be knocked cold and gut-kicked for good measure by its ending.
Writer-director Frank Darabont had skillfully translated the human drama of Stephen King's work in The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption , but he seems hopelessly lost in The Mist.
The Mist paints [its] divides starkly -- perhaps a bit too much so -- but combined with its spooks and gore, it makes for effective, smart entertainment.
The Mist divides those who want cheap escapist thrills from those who like their horror with real heart, brains, and courage.
A refreshing bummer
Acerta ao compreender a natureza do texto original, que empregava o terror como uma mera ferramenta para analisar o comportamento de seus personagens e os dilemas morais e religiosos que os impelem uns contra os outros.
Audience Reviews for The Mist
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THE MIST suffers from a distinct horror archetype created by many non-horror fans. It's twig-skinny in plot and flowing with blood and gore, most of which apears extremely fake. I must make a special note that it isn't terribly frightening either. It's much more gross than disturbing or terrifying. If you're someone who enjoys ALIEN and INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS for the sake of watching bodily mutilation and reptile-like creatures, give this a watch. You'll surely be entertained, as THE MIST expresses no hesitation for similar attacks and feasts on mortal flesh (I try to make that sound more horrific than the film itself, even with such trashy words), though perhaps they are presented here in a bit more of excessive, gratuitous, and disgusting ways. If you watch such films for an engaging plot, I'd recommend ignoring the film.
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- Jim Grondin: I'm sorry, but should I have known what ment.. You said you saw something, I thought you ment a big bird.
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- David Drayton: You don't happen to have a gun in here by any chance?
- Brent Norton: This isn't New Jersey.
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- David Drayton: Are you going to let this kid die over something that dosen't matter?
- Norm: Would you just shut the fuck up.
- Ollie: Be nice.
- Jim Grondin: I'll do it then.
- David Drayton: It dosen't matter who dose it.
- Jim Grondin: What? You don't think I could do it?
- Norm: Hey. I want to it, it was my idea.
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- Ollie: [Ollie just fired 2 shots] I killed her.
- David Drayton: Thank you Ollie.
- Ollie: I killed her. I wouldn't have done that if there had been any other way.
- David Drayton: That's why I said thank you.
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- Mrs. Carmody: We have Judas in our midst!
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- Mrs. Carmody: I'll tell you what. The day I need a friend like you, I'll just have myself a little squat and shit one out.
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Foreign Titles
- Der Nebel (DE)
- The Mist (FR)
