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Horrifying . . . . Chilling . . . Mind-Blowing . . . . Totally makes you question everything you thought you knew . . . . no, we’re not talking about The Fog, but rather the Hollywood process for deciding which movies to make. As for The Fog, suffice it to say, it will leave you more than a little hazy as to why it’s supposed to be scary.
This movie takes place on an island off the coast of Oregon. Apparently, in 1871, a sailing ship carrying passengers plagued with leprosy came to this island looking for a home. The natives of the island decided to protect themselves by setting fire to the ship and killing everyone on board. Now, the ghosts from the ship have returned to the island in the fog to…well, get revenge, or maybe claim a lost love…this wasn’t very clear. The movie is full of contrived scenes, transparent dialogue and phony looking special effects. The story is hard to buy because at any moment you expect the star, Tom Welling, to leap tall buildings in a single bound instead of being scared by some mamsy pamsy ghost people. But, he does act scared, his female co-stars scream a lot and all of them run head long into the middle of the fog.
With a story just as unimaginative as its title, this movie provides more real agony to its audience than is actually depicted on screen. Combining mediocre acting with a one-dimensional plot, this movie provides no suspense, offers no surprises, and, for the most part, makes no sense.
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On the Movie Night Traffic Light on a scale of GREEN meaning “Go – it’s a must see”, YELLOW meaning “Caution – it’s okay” and RED meaning “No - stop don’t do it."
We rate The Fog a RED. Stop – if you’re expecting to be scared or entertained, don’t go to this movie! |
