Hated it

Rating: 2/10 (2 May 2008)

SPOILER ALERT: Before you read any further, I'm going to talk about the ending. If you don't want to know how it ends turn back now. You have been warned.
I loathed the ending of this book. Not only was it inconsistent with the King ending, it was inconsistent with the characters. They were willing to fight and sacrifice, but in the end they just give up? No try for gas? No one willing to wait it out and shoot when the end was in sight? Especially the father - how do you shoot your own son? How do you not die trying to save him after risking your life three times for near strangers? It just made me mad. I'm sure that some think it is 'cool' for a movie not to have a happy ending, but there was nothing satisfying in watching a man snuff his own son after zero effort to try anything else. It was one very disappointing night.