But even one reviewer (can't remember who) called it a "say what?" ending.

As the movie neared it's conclusion, I kept waiting for something stupid to happen...but then the darn thing ended just as I'd expected.

I think a lot of people just aren't connected to the great stories, fictional or otherwise. I remember overhearing young people express shock that at the end of Titanic, the ship sinks. (Oops, probably should have included a spoiler warning!) While I don't want to point a finger only at young people, I fear that for most of our youth, our culture simply isn't discovered between the cover of books anymore, but rather on either a small or a large screen. An unfortunate development.