The next morning, and with Brett going along with them, David and Billy head to the local grocery store for supplies. Once inside, a strange mist suddenly rolls in, with a local man, Dan (JEFFREY DeMUNN), running in, bloody and claiming something in that mist got his son. Nervous about that, those inside stay put.
Among them is the store manager, Bud (ROBERT C. TREVEILER), and his assistant, Ollie (TOBY JONES), while Sally (ALEXA DAVALOS) is one of the checkers who's sweet on local military boy Wayne (SAM WITWER). He's about to go on his leave with his buddies when that's suddenly canceled as the military rolls through the town in force.
Others there include new school teacher Amanda (LAURIE HOLDEN), senior citizen Irene (FRANCES STERNHAGEN), and local blue collar worker Jim (BILL SADLER). Then there's Mrs. Carmody (MARCIA GAY HARDEN), an Old Testament doomsayer who believes this is God's reckoning for all of mankind's sins.
The others don't believe her, at least at first, but that also holds true for Brett and others who think David and a small group are trying to mock him by saying that the store's bag boy has just been killed by some sort of monster, which is true. As the situation worsens, night falls, and various monsters and creatures come out of the mist toward the store, the survivors find themselves splintering into rival groups, with each thinking theirs is the only logical, sane, and/or correct one. With David worried about his son and his wife back home, he and a handful of others then decide they must take action to get out of this predicament alive.
Violence consists of various monsters attacking and killing various humans, while some of the reverse occurs, and a man shoots and kills a woman who's gotten out of control (some non-lethal fighting also occurs). Much of that has extremely bloody and/or gory results, while that material and various scenes of peril, the unknown, and danger may be unsettling, suspenseful, and/or scary to viewers, particularly younger ones.
Various bad attitudes are present, and there's brief smoking and drinking. Some behavior may be enticing to imitate, heavy thematic elements are present, and there's even heavier tense family material regarding worry, deaths, and ultimate actions taken in the name of mercy.
If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there is some of that from lightning in a thunderstorm.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there is some bouncy camerawork from time to time in the film, including that of the hand-held variety.
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(2007) (Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Mild
Extreme
Extreme
*Extreme
*Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
Heavy
Extreme
None
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Mild
Minor
Extreme
Heavy
Extreme
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Reviewed November 12, 2007 / Posted November 21, 2007
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