Just saw 'the Mist', some poor CGI in places, a few genre cliches, and some solid acting, but the ending saved this film and raised above the norm. Probably one of the best downbeat endings I've seen for some time...and one of the greatest betrayals of a Lovecraftian horror ever.
Update (24 hours later): There's 'something' about the ending that's so out of character with the rest of the film (basically a daft creature-feature based on a novella by Steven King) that will stay with you for a long time. A perfect example of Lovecraft's 'Cosmic horror' (shock and awe in the ultimate sense), where the mind cannot/will not comprehend what is happening, and yet (all along) it's not 'without' where the real horror lies, it's always 'within'. Given certain conditions what would we do? Would we make the right decissions at the right time?
Update (24 hours later): There's 'something' about the ending that's so out of character with the rest of the film (basically a daft creature-feature based on a novella by Steven King) that will stay with you for a long time. A perfect example of Lovecraft's 'Cosmic horror' (shock and awe in the ultimate sense), where the mind cannot/will not comprehend what is happening, and yet (all along) it's not 'without' where the real horror lies, it's always 'within'. Given certain conditions what would we do? Would we make the right decissions at the right time?
I watched the American (region 1) special Edition version. If you get this you'll also find the whole movie again on the second disc, but this time in glorious B&W....unusual for a horror film these days.
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