the final 15 minutes left me saying....

Rating: 7/10 (12 December 2004)

huh? I agree with about everyone that the acting was great and definitely deserved awards. But it was too easy to guess who committed the murder. And I am never good at predicting twists, but I got this one right. But the real meat of the movie has to do with the confrontation between Jimmy and Dave at the end. Those were some tense moments.
Now to the spoilers: What was up with the final 15 minutes. First of all, all the people in this were nuts. But, then out of no where Jimmy's wife turns into the craziest of them all. Her husband confesses he's a cold blooded killer and all she can do is say she's glad she's the wife of a king. Well, early in the film it implied at one Jimmy was a small time hood, but when he served a short term in prison, he changed his life. It shows him running a store. He has some shady friends, but the movie does not imply he was still involved with any of that. Then his wife talks about him being a king. Like he is at the top of the criminal ladder in their community.
Then, why doesn't Dave's wife want Jimmy arrested? And why does Sean not arrest Jimmy or at least Sean's partner, the only sane person in the whole film. Jimmy practically confesses he offed Dave and Just Ray, but Sean doesn't do anything. Then at the end while watching the parade, Sean mockingly shoots Jimmy, why?
FINAL VERDICT: It was pretty good till the very end. The nonsense of the final 15 minutes ruined it for me. But, I recommend it just to watch the great acting performances.