Perfectly ridiculous ending to a perfectly good movie

Rating: 6/10 (31 March 2008)

As an avid Stephen King fan, I was excited over one of my favorite stories being made into a movie. It was a pretty accurate portrayal except for the ending. I could understand changing the ending of a story but at least make it believable. How Drayton looked at his son and shot him without a second thought is a little ridiculous. It just seems that in the movie world, there is no such thing as a happy ending anymore. I walked away from this so depressed and disgusted.
A much better ending would have been watching them attempt to survive, or resorting to suicide when all else seemed futile, like being attacked by one of the gigantic bugs. Maybe they could have cut out some of the relentless and aggravating Mrs. Carmody scenes in order to make a better finale.