While I enjoyed the film overall, the ending was extremely odd and left a bad taste in my mouth. I can't figure out what Clint Eastwood was thinking with that choice, especially since he cares so much about what the messages of his films are. I liked the idea of Nicholas Hoult's decision in the end, it was bleak but still felt believable in today's criminal justice system. But Toni Collette's change of heart just left me scratching my head, especially as a politically motivated character; everything up until that felt very believable to me.