If Howard had not been killed, then what?
Pays off the bets, divorces his wife, continues living with his GF and keeps on gambling.
Everyone lives happily ever after!
So I think they, being the filmmakers, gave us this ending so we didn't get the typical happy one.
Not what we are used to but there it is.
Unless it's a comedy or romance they really don't make "happy endings" anymore.
shareYes.. I feel Howard should've had a little bit of redemption and the way it ended was a kick in the nuts..
shareThe point of the ending is not the killing of Howard and his brother but Howard winning his bet and experiencing that brief moment of euphoria. It's better than sex, better than his family, and obviously better than his own reputation. Even if he wasn't killed, he would have taken the winnings back to the bookies and probably blow it all away. Howard epitomizes that term of "I blew it all on Hookers and Blow!"
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