I guess the old saying holds true with "The Mist" — the book is always better than the movie. I read the book before watching the movie, and I felt that someone who only saw the movie might be confused at first. I especially enjoyed the beginning dialogue in the book because you get to see the dynamics of the family. The movie doesn't capture those relationships.
I also thought it was interesting that the movie didn't include the sex scene between Amanda and David. I'm not disappointed, but I thought movies normally liked to "sex it up."
Of course the endings were totally different. I normally don't like when things don't have a conclusion, but the book's ending was way better than the movie's ending. I don't know why screen writers drift so far away from the original.
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I too was kind of surprised at the lack of sex scene or really even many hints to a budding romance/lust between the two. It does seem out of character for Hollywood to skip that especially as its rated R.
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