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From legendary frightmaster Stephen King and Academy Award nominated director Frank Darabont The Shawshank Redemption The Green Mile comes one of the most tense and terrifying films since The Shining. After a mysterious mist envelops a small New England town a group of locals trapped in a supermarket must battle a siege of otherworldly creatures... and the fears that threaten to tear them apart.System Requirements:Running Time: 126 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR/PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER Rating: R UPC: 796019810579 Manufacturer No: 81057
Writer-director Frank Darabont, who showcased the softer side of Stephen King in his film adaptations of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, turns to darker material for The Mist, his latest King adaptation about a group of ordinary townspeople trapped in a supermarket by a mysterious fogbank. Thomas Jane is top-billed as a Maine illustrator who attempts to calm the frightened shoppers, but his job is cut out for him from the get-go, first by the discovery of malevolent creatures lurking in the mist, and then by the mad mutterings of Mrs. Carmody Marcia Gay Harden, a local eccentric who calls for Old Testament-style sacrifices to appease the supernatural forces. Darabont delivers monster movie thrills and understated social commentary with equal skill, and he's well supported by his cast which includes Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, William Sadler and Jeffrey DeMunn and the vivid special effects by KNB EFX, which effectively mix CGI with models and stop-motion animation the terrific monsters were designed by legendary comic book artist Bernie Wrightson. And for those curious about how the novella's downbeat ending has translated to film, suffice it to say that Darabont's conclusion is at once different and more unsettling than King's. --Paul Gaita
