What's with that ending?

Rating: 7/10 (2 October 2006)

Spoiler Alert! Why the happy ending? Clearly, Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) was on a one-way ticket to a nasty ending. And just at the point where he seems to be doomed to a horrific death ... he is cleaned up and hustled onto the departing plane! Why didn't the script writers have him rescued by the Israeli commandos? Only "48 hours more", and the movie could have had a good shoot 'em up ending. A commando rescue would not have been any more odd than the strange escape by Dr. Garrigan. Besides, Dr. Garrigan is not a pleasant character.
I very much liked the character Nigel Stone (Simon McBurney). The portrayal of the pragmatic and cynical British diplomat was great contrast to Dr. Garrigan's egoism and ignorance. I very much liked the pool-side meeting of the two. Stone might have appeared to be socially geeky but he clearly had Dr. Garrigan figured out.
Good movie spoiled by a happy ending!