I was hoping and praying that "The Fog" was going to be good and better then the original. Nope, didn't happen. Where the original film at least kept you on the edge at times, the new remake is very predictable. The story isn't any different then the first one. Ghost of a 100yr old ship come back to an offshore island town to get revenge for what was done to them by the founders of the island. Yes it's a remake, but at least add something original.
The main problem with The Fog is, there's no build up or suspense. Even when it tries, it fails with the results. There are maybe 1-2 jump out of your seat moments and they aren't because of anything scary on the screen. Even the deaths are pretty weak, except for one, which you'll have to see for yourself. Then again, maybe not.
The acting is drab and weak. Maggie Grace should choose her films more carefully. Coming from a hit T.V. show like "Lost" to make this crap is unforgiving. Tom Welling (Smallville, Cheaper by the Dozon) isn't going to set his film career ablaze with this film. A least this will be a learning experience for both of them. Selma Blair is the only one who at least give an admirable performance, but she really don't have much to do it this film.
What the Fog does get right is, "THE FOG". The eerie mist has a mind of it's own and I loved the way the ghosts slipped around in the background. The fog is done very well, but everything else is way below average. There's just not enough scares and the story just won't hold people's interest for long, as it's been done before.
Stay out of the fog and out of the theater for this one. Now I know why John Carpenter didn't want his name on this film. What a bomb.
