Mediocre at best.

Rating: 4/10 (20 May 2015)

I am a HUGE Frank Darabont fan. "Shawshank Redemtion" and "The Green Mile" are two of my all-time favourite movies. But I was terribly disappointed in this movie. I'll begin with what most people will remember and/or praise: the ending. I think it was VERY predictable (I swear I knew what was going to happen as soon as I counted the rounds) and it really didn't have any Impact on me at all. The whole deus ex machina ending was lazy and really kind of stupid. Now why didn't the ending have any impact? Because I couldn't have cared less about the characters. I think they were all shallow and I didn't care with them or care for them. The performances were mediocre at best. I don't think that bad cgi means a worse watching experience but I wanted to note that the special effects were rather bad and heartless. The whole movie was alright to watch, but I didn't have any connection to it and labeling it as "horror" or even a "thriller", is quite the exaggeration. The hand-held camera (which I see praised a lot) is nothing special and kind of sloppy, although one could argue it fits the surroundings. All in all I don't understand this movie's rating at all. Not really worth watching.