Reasonable said:
I didn't think it was that bad, overall it reviewed well and it was certainly more sophisticated than most films of that type. I agree the ending was a shame, more due to the fact they clearly worried it would hurt the film. Ironically the ending wasn't the problem, it was something else entirely as noted below. The film made good money internationally, but in US the backlash from religious right killed it dead. Given reviews and the popularity of fantasy subject matter it was expected to easily make over $ 200 Million in US, which added to international would have taken it well comfortably past $ 500 Million worldwide and ensured the rest of the story followed. So you can blame the US religious right for denying you the next movies.
Numbers from Box Office Mojo.
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There wasn't much backlash at all for that movie. I think what hurt it the most was this it looked damn boring. And the reviews were pretty terrible overall...
I agree that the ending No Country for Old Men was a bit of a disapointment.
Pretty much, most bad movies have bad endings. I hated the ending to Death Race... I mean, the whole movie was so unrealistic and a joke, but that ending was so lame that it was painful.
