Though enjoyed by many, this movie still has flaws (Not a contradiction!)

Rating: 5/10 (2 February 2008)

Watching this movie, you may be entertained by these elements:

monsters of decent CGI quality

sci-fi/fantasy elements

skillful construction of threatening atmosphere

skillfully copied and implemented elements from other movies

violent death scenes of good visual quality

"no-brains-required"-plot

pseudo-psychological story-arcs (I know they are popular)

a horror story that encompasses more than just monsters

unusual endings

Stephen King

If you expected a 10-stars-movie I have to warn you of the following:

bad dialog (stereotyped, lacking sense, not believable)

2-dimensional stereotype characters

unimaginative monsters

scenarios in which every death is a result of stupid actions

predictable events, actions and plot developments

lack of sense to the few not predictable events

unrealistic events and actions which are used(/required) to further the plot development

badly constructed endings which are only there to shock

close resemblance to movies that you may already know

Stephen King

Most of these are pretty common in Hollywood productions...Though not as frequent, usually.
Most viewers are pleased by the movie, which is understandable. The movie's portrayal of human nature is very superficial and only works in itself by constructing unlikely events which all try to explain one another (I am not referring to the monsters). Unfortunately, modern civilization has not succeeded in giving its average people more than superficial perception of human nature or else. Thus the movie works for most. It directly addresses the average man's simple understanding of psychology, underlines it, confirms it. Whatever your joy of the movie, try not to take it seriously in its display of human psychology. It is just the standard Stephen-King-way of making stories interesting and exciting. The truth is far more complex than this!