The Mist (2017)

King devotees will devour this whole while fans of shows like Stranger Things will be immediately at home with its milieu. It’s fun, it’s chilling and it’s strangely comforting, too.

I've only seen the first episode, but I'm intrigued. And there are only 10 episodes (unless there's a second season), so it might be worth the time investment.

Bridgeton is too dull, its denizens likewise. The mystery will eventually be settled, some people will get eaten along the way, our heroes will save the day, the fog will disperse, the sun will come out. Ten episodes sure seems like a long road to get there.

So far, The Mist hasn’t given viewers much to care about. It’s all pretty standard plot thickeners. On the other hand, it’s not badly done--atmospheric, so to speak, if unseen horrors are your thing.

The show still feels dated. ... The gore is effective without ever hitting the level of a feature-film bloodbath. But what will determine whether The Mist is the summer hit it aspires to be isn’t the gore: It’s the effectiveness of the psychological terror. It is moderately successful in the first episode, at least.

The scares (and there are some genuine scares) are few and overly graphic. In tone and aesthetic, it feels like a rehash of CBS’s Under the Dome, another King adaptation that attempted to stretch its source material too far.

None of the horror scenes are constructed to evoke any sense of suspense. There are a few jump scares, but even timid viewers who hide behind their hands during PG-13 movies (perhaps this critic) have nothing to worry about here. It’s cartoonish when it’s not ethically gross--and sometimes it’s both.

Awesome, i absolutely love the idea of the story, there should have been more seasons and movies on this topic

Awesome, i absolutely love the idea of the story, there should have been more seasons and movies on this topic

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

They destroyed the whole concept of the novel. Bad acting, boring storyline, no real monsters. The Mist movie from 2007 was 100 times better than this **** remake series. Even i with half of resources they wasted for this series could have had made a better entertaining MIST series. So disappointed.

A poor remake to Frank darabont's The Mist after the first episode you'll stop watching most likely