[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.
Stephen King's The Mist (2007)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:17
Rotten:12
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: Frank Darabont's impressive camerawork and politically incisive script make The Mist a truly frightening experience.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for violence, terror and gore, and language.
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Theatrical Release:Nov 21, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $25,495,768
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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Release:
Aug 11, 2009
Blu-ray Disc Features:
- 2-Disc Set
- Region 0
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby True HD 5.1 - English
Features:
- 1. (In English/Not Rated) "Feature Commentary By Writer/Director Frank Darabont
- 2. Deleted And Extended Scenes with Optional Commentary
- 3. "A Conversation With Stephen King And Writer/Director Frank Darabont"
- 4. When Darkness Came
- 5. The Making Of The Mist
- 6. Taming The Beast
- 7. Shooting Scene 35
- 8. Monsters Among Us
- 9. A Look At Creature FX
- 10. The Horros Of It All
- 11. The Visual FX Of The Mist
- 12. Drew Struzan: The Appreciation Of An Artist
- 13. Webisodes
- 14. Trailer Gallery
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Reviews for Stephen King's The Mist
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 movie has plenty of payoff, especially in the exciting and nerve-wracking final hour. You can try guessing what will happen next, but you'll probably be wrong.
There's a glib twist at the end, which seems out of character, and the movie could easily lose 20 minutes, maybe 40.
The issues raised may make for some lively debate on the way home -- especially if it's foggy out.
An apocalypse with neither rapture nor revelations -- just endless torture and inhumanly cruel jokes.
The Mist is one of the best screamfests I've seen in years, and a whale of an entertainment.
A combination monster/disaster movie, it explores issues as fundamentally elusive as the nature of man, the existence of God and the purpose of religion, and its conclusions aren't going to leave anybody feeling too good about whatever they believe.
It's an old-fashioned spooker that gives the boogey-man more than a fighting chance, and leaves you more concerned about the evil out there than you were before you survived the experience.
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.
It is a competently made Horrible Things Pouncing on People Movie. If you think Frank Darabont has equaled the Shawshank and Green Mile
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.
Dark, tense, and punctuated by just enough gore to keep the viewer's flinch reflex intact.
Until the director Frank Darabont decides that he’s saying something important instead of making a nifty horror movie, The Mist isn’t half bad.
I'm scared of a lot of things. Cancer, Al Qaeda, teenagers. Land octopi aren't in my top 1000.
Some scary movies can stand your hair on end. A few can make your skin crawl. The Mist gave me the feeling I was being scalped with an icicle.
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