The Fog

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        Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, and Selma Blair star in this remake of the 1979 John Carpenter original. The movie is from the director of 'Stigmata'. These facts alone should have made this movie an instant hit. It may well top the box office this week, but not in my books. The acting is superb, but the dialogue and premise are terrible. According to this site, "One hundred years ago, in a thick, eerie fog off the rocky coast of Northern California, a horrible shipwreck occured under mysterious circumstances. Now, shrouded in darkness, the ghosts of the long-dead sailors have returned from their watery graves to exact their bloody, merciless revenge." Does this premise make any sense to you? I've seen the movie, and I don't even understand it! The film has a few good shock sequences, but just when you think the film is about to get good, it disappoints. The only two positive points I can find in this movie is the acting and the special effects. I do not recommend this film.