"The Mist" is probably the best movie based on Steven King's novels since Shawshank Redemption (1994).
The eminent dangers and disasters are arguably the greatest fears of human beings. "The Mist" successfully keeps the audience on edge from the beginning to the end as it is exploiting such a fear. Of course, if this were the only thing this movie achieved, I wouldn't recommend anyone to spend $10 for the ticket unless you are a hardcore fan of horror movies.
"The Mist" is not like most other horror movies Hollywood releases on Halloweens. The film is well paced so that the viewer could spare some adrenalin to complete the journey and can still catch the breath. Overall, the acting is decent at least judged from the standards for this genre. The most surprising and the best part, is the "jaw-dropping" ending (not that kind of jaw-dropping effect due to the shock or fear), which almost wraps itself up in a Greek tragedian way.
I hope this is the kind of tragedy the filmmakers want to explore, so that I can still have lots of hopes in this genre during a wicked winter.
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