The Fog (2005) - Juvs' Review

"Owww! Turn down the sauna! Too much steam! Arrrrgh!"


Yes, it is I. Wow. Must endeavor to update this at least every two weeks. Haha. Sorry for the lack of updates; it's not like I've not watched any movies recently. In fact, the queue of movies that need to be reviewed is long...enough. I'll get to them!

Anyway. The Fog.

Apparently this movie is a remake. (I found out afterward) The original was directed by John Carpenter of Halloween fame, starring Jamie Lee Curtis. 25 years later, the movie is resurrected by director Rupert Wainwright.

The story is basically this: an evil fog comes upon a quiet seaside town and havoc ensues.

The movie begins as 4 men are escaping a burning clipper ship somewhere in the late 1800s. The four men are stuck in a rowboat, heading toward land, when they are suddenly stuck. Oh yeah. They are surrounded by....*gasp*....the FOG. Oh dear me. Needless to say, but bad things happen and bye bye four-men-in-rowboat.

Fast forward 100 years to the same town. (With odd transition music, I might add. Fall Out Boy's "Sugar, We're Going Down" is an odd choice for transition music, in my opinion). That little seaside town is preparing to celebrate 100 years while unveiling a statue of the town's four founders: Malone, Williams, Wayne, and Castle.

Other than the fog striking, nothing really happens in the first 40 minutes or so. You learn that the decendants of the founders are all in town. Nick Castle (Tom Welling) runs a fishing charter. The town priest Father Malone(Adrian Hough) is a decendant as well. Castle's girlfriend, Elizabeth Williams(Maggie Grace) and her mother, the radio DJ (Selma Blair), her son and the man who I believe is the mayor are all direct decendants.

In all honesty, the first hour seems like nothing. The fog randomly attacks, you learn a little more about the town and why the fog is headed their way. You learn more about that burning ship and about the four men in the boat. The last 20-30 minutes is when the real action happens. The fog....*gasp*....arrives. People die, someone does something and the fog stops. The end.

You understand that the theme is all about revenge for past wrongs. The children pay for the sins of the fathers.

The Fog was blah. I'm not too amped by horror movies anyway. The Fog did make me flinch a little, and I liked Father Malone a bit, even though his role was limited. I liked the whole tragic idea.

This movie was lacking, though. Too loose, not enough build up, mediocre performances. 4/10 Shakas.