[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.
The Mist
Fear changes everything.
2007 · 2h 6m · R
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Frank Darabont
Overview
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
It'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.
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