UK version probably better

Rating: 8/10 (3 September 2006)

I watched the UK version and heard that the ending was much different for the US version. They took out a crucial part of the symbolism of the movie. Sarah ending up in the cave by herself with nothing to live for but the memories of her children was a reprsentation of her life after the accident at the beginning when she lost her family. She no longer felt like she could relate to the outside world and real life. The more I think about it, the more I realize the movie was all about her and how she has to live her life fighting demons that haunt her from the terrible accident and how it is nearly impossible to relate to people in the outside world. By cutting that part at the end and making her escape real instead of a temporary dream, it defeats the symbolism, the development of Sarah's character, and in a way the whole point of the movie and turns it into just another Hollywood thriller. As fond as I am of the movie in its UK version (8/10), I would give the US version a 4 out of 10.