A weak attempt at a dramatic film

Rating: 4/10 (10 December 2007)

I was a little skeptical to watch this movie because it sounded a little too much like "The Fog" which was a huge disappointment. But I gave it a chance due to the fact it was based on a Stephen King novel (it couldn't be *that* bad, could it?) and it had an overall high rating here on IMDb. It started out pretty decent, and had potential to be a good action/thriller monster movie. The CGI was pretty well done, and it even managed to hold my interest for the most part, but the last 30 minutes or so basically ruined it all for me. It tried too hard to be dramatic and epic, from the choice of music to the acting of the lead character. I was laughing to myself during some of the most "emotional" scenes because it was so awful. He played a good role as the Punisher mostly because his lines were all cold and emotionless, but he was a bad choice for this movie. Despite his bad acting, I can even say that I am not sure *anybody's* acting could have saved this movie from the terrible ending. Without going into any details, I will say that I am by no means a sucker for happy endings. I can appreciate the sad ones just as much as the happy, but this one was incredibly idiotic. I left the theater disappointed and surprised so many people enjoyed this movie. I am glad I used a free movie ticket to see it and didn't actually spend any of my money.