Frank Darabont brought "The Shawshank Redemption" and the "The Green Mile" to the screen in the 1990s. The former is considered one of the greatest films ever made, while "The Green Mile", in my opinion, is superior.
With "The Mist", Darabont brings another Stephen King novella to the screen. This one containing one of the most shocking endings in cinema history. Apparently, Darabont had to insist on his scripted ending being the one that the studio backed. Just as well he stuck to his guns.
"The Mist" follows a "Night of the Living Dead" formula where a bunch of strangers are forced to band together in a claustrophobic setting, a supermarket, in this instance, in the wake of some apocalyptic event, which in this film is a mysterious fog containing blood-thirsty creatures. The superbly written characters are brought to life by a solid cast, which includes top performances from Frank Darabont regular William Sadler, Thomas Jane, Toby Jones, Laurie Holden and Marcia Gay Harden, backed by Jeffrey DeMunn and Andre Braugher. I list most of the cast because they are all truly brilliant and make this so enjoyable on repeated viewings.
Darabont directs a highly tense and vicious horror film with some exceptional scenes that linger. And then there is that superb, stomach-punch of an ending.
With "The Mist", Darabont brings another Stephen King novella to the screen. This one containing one of the most shocking endings in cinema history. Apparently, Darabont had to insist on his scripted ending being the one that the studio backed. Just as well he stuck to his guns.
"The Mist" follows a "Night of the Living Dead" formula where a bunch of strangers are forced to band together in a claustrophobic setting, a supermarket, in this instance, in the wake of some apocalyptic event, which in this film is a mysterious fog containing blood-thirsty creatures. The superbly written characters are brought to life by a solid cast, which includes top performances from Frank Darabont regular William Sadler, Thomas Jane, Toby Jones, Laurie Holden and Marcia Gay Harden, backed by Jeffrey DeMunn and Andre Braugher. I list most of the cast because they are all truly brilliant and make this so enjoyable on repeated viewings.
Darabont directs a highly tense and vicious horror film with some exceptional scenes that linger. And then there is that superb, stomach-punch of an ending.