David Drayton: “I'm not sure I believe it, and I was here. What we saw was impossible. You know that, don't you? What do we say? How do we... convince them? Ollie, what the hell were those tentacles even attached to?”
Who do you side with in the face of death? Your group splits in two, divided by religion and logic. Who do you choose? That is the question faced by family man David Drayton (Thomas Jane) in Frank Darabont’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novella The Mist. Not the most prolific of film-makers, if one of the most consistent, Darabonts adaptations of King’s books are arguably the best committed to celluloid thus far. Given the amount of turkeys adapted from his work, I approached this film with high hopes, if a little apprehension. I was not disappointed. My expectations were more than exceeded, and I was in no way prepared for the most anti-Hollywood ending of any major motion picture that I have ever seen. Read More
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