When a small Oregonian island community is suddenly attacked by
a impenetrable, mystifying, spiteful fog, which conceals the spirits of
some revenge-seeking dead dudes, it’s up to charter fisherman
Nick (Tom Welling, Smallville), his just-returned-home girlfriend (Maggie Grace, Lost) and the town’s local D.J (Selma Blair, not currently on a hit TV show), among others, to fight it off. Get
up at 6am one day next winter, stand on the front lawn for a few
minutes, and set your peepers in the direction of the frosty air
lifting from the blades of grass. Sound scary? The makers of The Fog
think so. Most will find that screechy noise your car windscreen wipers
make when the blades aren’t on their tracks more frightening. In the early 80’s The Fog
might have been an OK movie – reasonably scary, well shot, full
of nice ideas – but today, it’s as hammy as a Family Meat
lovers. It’s a wonder acclaimed director John Carpenter even
allowed his name to be used on the retool because compared to most of
his films – even the original – this is an uber-average,
rather pointless exercise in recycling. No doubt Carps needed some
lunch money. If it’s pretty young things that you want
though – you’ll be in primetime heaven. Tom Welling –
shirtless for a good part of it - will keep the girls armpit’s
awash, and Maggie Grace – who gets about in skimpy shorts for a
large part of the film, despite the chilly weather - will distract most
guys from the frightless scares and the film’s indiscernible
purpose, with her smouldering supermodel looks. Throw in Selma Blair,
and you’ve got quite a tasty sandwich. Of course, no sandwich is
complete without some meat – and there’s none on offer
here. This is unexciting, unsavoury, derivative and effectively another
exercise in paint-by-numbers cinema. Cheque please. EXTRASExtras
include a commentary from the director, several featurettes on the
making of the film, and deleted scenes. Better than nothing, but not
mind-bogglingly amazing by any stretch of the imagination. Conclusion:
Movie 50% Extras: 40% 
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