The Mist (2007) Film Review.

Hi all, Got another movie review for you,
It's the mist. Caution spoilers. 

The Synopsis:

Members of a small town called Bridgton, Maine, who after a serve thunderstorm meet at the local supermarket to pick up supplies. While they are at the supermarket a mysterious mist envelops the town which conceals otherworldly monsters while extreme tensions rise amongst the survivors. 

My thoughts:

The mist to me was incredibly stupid, I will say there are a few good things about it, which are:
the music soundtrack.
The soundtrack was great, It added a certain feel to the film although I felt that it was not needed in some scenes or at least something else could have been used. 


Some good scenes.
 There are some good scenes like when the giant bug like insects land on the windows and the people at the store back away then realise that they are attracted to the lights just as larger monsters show up. 
also when David Drayton (Thomas Jane) (the main character),his son and a three others get too his car in the parking lot and drive past every one  at the store with the headlights shining on them with the soundtrack playing.   


but apart from that I didn't like it. We pretty much see the monsters about 10 to 20 mins in so the mystery of what's in the mist is ruined, as that is what keeps you interested. The characters are all-right but are clichéd with the religion fanatic who is a horrible person and really annoying, the main character David Drayton is well the main character so you know he can't/won't die. When Ollie (Toby Jones) dies the gun he was holding conveniently falls on the front of the car owned by David and in easy reach.  Also the gun has four shots left. I can't see where this is heading *sarcasm*. Well they travel back to David's house and find his wife is dead, they continue travelling until they run into the biggest of the monsters, It doesn't see them they continue and  run out off petrol, Then thinking the monsters are right behind them David kills everyone else in the car including his son. He then steps out of the car yelling at the monsters to kill him only for the military to show up out of the mist, David then realises he has killed his son and friends and was going in the wrong direction getting away from help. This was a different ending from the novel, which they survive well maybe.   

Final Thoughts:    

The mist is based off the Novella of the same name, Written by Steven King. 
Which I have not read.  Its directed by Frank Darabont  who also directed Shawshank Redemption which is also a Steven King novel, I am amassed he did a poor job on this one.    
This film to me was boring and very very stupid. In fact it made me angry which doesn't happen that often. 
Why does this film exist? from what  I have read a lot of critics liked this film and gave it high scores. They say this film brings something new to the table, No it doesn't its the same type of horror movie as the others. Also the jump scares are not scary there stupid. This film is very M. Night Shyamalan in it style. 
So there you go.