Frank Darabont really delivers a bleak and cynical outlook. Will anyone be able to escape? How widespread is this mist? What are those creatures and where did they come from? Is the nearby military research base involved? Will we get any answers? Not terribly satisfying ones, I'm afraid. However, the lack of solid answers contributes to the terror.

I will not reveal the ending; suffice to say that it differs from the novella's, which you will be able to find easily enough if you search around. What I will say is that I loved it. To some it may seem out of line with what had come before, but I did not feel that way, nor did I believe it offered up any easy answers. It is what it is, and considering the lack of big-picture information throughout the film, I do not believe this to be the end. No, not by a long shot.

Bottomline. An amazingly tense and creepy film. It does not pull any punches with the blood and guts, but the violence is not gratuitous. It is a bleak film that follows through and does not go for the Hollywood ending. The performances are very good all around and the lack of significant scoring through most of the movie works to effectively heighten the tension.

Highly Recommended.