Could the ending be any crueler?

Rating: 8/10 (13 March 2012)

I watched this the year it came out and sad to say I was really disappointed in it. However, a few years later I decided to give it a second chance and I loved it! I don't know what I missed the first time around but this was great.
Surprisingly, I haven't read the actual book even though I am a fan of Stephen Kings work but now this will definitely be on the list to check out. I'm not sure if its a good adaptation of the book but it seems like it and to a high quality (film makers have it out to turn Stephen Kings work into a pile of rubbish, The Shining was possibly the worst film I have ever seen.) Frank Darabont is an absolute genius and the acting was to a really high standard(especially Laurie Holden and Tom Jane), although it did seem like it contained the entire The Walking Dead cast which I guess we didn't know at the time it was released.
A few qualms I have with this storyline however is the explanation of the alternate reality, I guess it works fine but it just wasn't my cup of tea. The other thing was the absolutely ludicrous soundtrack for the last 15 minutes of the movie. It took all of my power not to mute it. The ending was good but as I say, could it have been any more crueler? I guess though that's what you expect from a horror movie. Kudos!