Movie Review: "The Mist"
I'll save you some time: don't bother.
Spoilers follow. But if you're smart, you'll be skipping this movie and so it doesn't matter.
What started out as a pretty decent horror/sci-fi short story by Stephen King has been turned into a preachy and often boring movie that has the added bonus of plumbing new depths in portraying unpleasant stereotypes of Christianity. Marcia Gay Harden plays such an annoyingly shrill religious harpy that – I swear this is true – the crowd in the theater actually cheered and clapped when she met her inevitable and unsurprising end. (I heard a woman in the row behind us say to the screen, "you're not so tough now, are you?")
The ending of the movie was as illogical as it was manipulative and annoying (there's that word again). Oh, and did I mention that there wasn't a shred of humor in the entire 127 minute production? That didn't stop my wife and I from laughing at it, but it's not what the screenwriter and director were going for, I don't think.
My advice? Skip the movie and re-read the short story.
Yeah, I'd heard good things about "Gone Baby Gone." I don't know if it's showing in Midland anymore. Anything would have been better than what we saw.
Posted by: Eric at November 24, 2007 10:09 PMAbout the publisher
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chris and i went and saw "gone baby gone" last night at the alamo drafthouse here in austin. it was written by the same guy who wrote "mystic river". as long as language doesn't bother you (along the lines of "the departed" or "good will hunting", which were both also set in boston), it was EXCELLENT. one of the best movies i've seen this year, hands down.
Posted by: kyle at November 24, 2007 09:48 PM