10 Recent Movie Characters You Were Happy To See Die
6. Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
It is quite ironic that the final scene of 28 Years Later, in which Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell) and his fingers were introduced, may have put a lot of people off watching the sequel. It was admittedly completely out of place with the pace of the film, and a group of characters seemingly inspired by Jimmy Savile was bound to raise eyebrows.
However, with Ralph Fiennes' Dr. Kelson coming as a close second, Jimmy Crystal was the best thing about 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Just like O'Connell's Remmick in the previous year's Sinners, he was a phenomenal villain.
Jimmy was a perfect blend of evil, taking utter joy in the torture of innocents, insane, fully believing himself to be the son of Satan, and vulnerable, worried about what his followers thought about him. Hence, the deal he struck with Kelson to pretend to play the part of "Old Nick".
He was an outstanding villain, and after Kelson's phenomenal satanic ritual that had everyone convinced, he sacrificed himself to save Spike (Alfie Williams). Jimmy then killed Kelson, but had his comeuppance as he was tied upside down at the stake, serving as the easiest meal the alpha Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry) would ever eat. He was arguably the best bad guy of the series, and suffered one of the most memorable and deserved deaths as well.