I also noticed an interesting reaction to the ending between friends and family that had seen it. The “younger†generation (we’re talking twenty-somethings) hated the ending. Those my age (we’re talking older than twenty-somethings) really enjoyed it. I’m with the latter. The ending was perfect. Loved it.
From The Buttonmasher on the movie Cloverfield. He tends to agree with me (although I’m in the twenty-something minority here).