The thing about the ending, to me, was that the feeling of being a bit lost and confused is not an accident.
It is not that they messed up the ending, it is that you are SUPPOSED to feel that way. It is exactly how the Jones character feels!
Brilliant really. I mean watching the movie more than once is like reflecting on your own life, the more you do it the more you figure out but the more complicated all the connections are - and you certianly wouldn't feel comfortable with all of the pieces the very first time you did it, especially after living a life as a cop in Texas.
This is the type of movie that if you feel uncomfortable or lost it is not because the movie is poorly done, it is because the movie is so brilliantly done!
I think audiences are so used to movies with big holes in them and typical formula's for audience manipulation that they automatically assume the unfamiliar feeling of being lost or confused as a problem, rather than the intent.
Claeren.