She proclaims them to be God's wrath on earth, and her list of grievances against humanity turns her into one of the most wretched villains in modern film history. The desire to see her tossed out into the midst becomes the first feeling the moment she starts her ranting, and when you see the creatures, they're not someone that you want to be out in the open with. The way she rants and raves represents the worst of Christianity as those who beg her to shut up indicate that they believe in God, but not the fire, hell and brimstone version that she claims God is. It's who you're stuck with.Ī religious nutcase played by Marcia Gay Hardin is a character you will love to hate just as much as the vile creatures attacking a group of Shoppers in a grocery store after a mysterious mr. Reviewed by mark.waltz 9 / 10 The nightmare is in just the creatures. The ending of "The Mist" is wonderful, horrific, twisted and shocking. One thing that they have in common is an astonishing ending. Whereas "The Shawshank Redemption" was about hope and life, "The Mist" is about hopelessness and death. "The Mist" is not "The Shawshank Redemption" in one crucial way. Marcia Gay Harden's possibly psychotic, fundamental Christian, Toby Jones' short, pudgy, perfectly ordinary hero, Andre Braugher's uptight, big city lawyer and William Sadler's scared, malleable blue collar worker. Personally I would not have cast him, but all of the other performances are top notch. It makes it all the more horrific when all hell does break loose, because the people who are getting hurt are ones that you know. It was nice to see a King horror film where his great talent of touching on the reality of a small town, has been exploited. It is a film of the slow build and of a gradual getting to know the characters, their obsessions, their fears and prejudices. "The Mist" is a great film, perfectly structured, but a film that requires patience. I am glad to say that "The Mist" is nearly as good again. "The Shawshank Redemption" has become a modern classic and "The Green Mile" was nearly as good. Stephen King has been very good for Frank Darabont. But my choice as the benchmark Stephen King adaptation would probably be "The Shawshank Redemption", directed by Frank Darabont. Tell me, what do you consider to be the most successful Stephen King adaptation, made for film or television? "Carrie"? "The Dead Zone"? "Salem's Lot"? "Stand By Me"? No! Not "Maximum Overdrive"!! (And if that is your choice, may God forgive you, because I won't.) All of the above, except "Maximium Overdrive" of course, are great pieces of work.
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