Im Thinking of Ending Things

  • 2020


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Average Rating 3.8/5
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4.5
And what a confounding house of mirrors hes built up therea labyrinth of high concepts, existential anxieties, and pessimistically big ideas. Av Club
3.5
Lucys own backstory shifts constantly too; whether shes a landscape painter, a grad student, a gerontologist. EW
4.5
And yet, for all of its self insistent detours and high minded indulgences, Im Thinking of Ending Things rarely feels like a concept in search of a mo .. Indie Wire
4.5
What they have isnt a relationship its a slow motion death dance. Variety
4.0
He has a digression daydream featuring a made up romcom directed by Robert Zemeckis. The Guardian
3.1
For every eviscerated remake or toothless throwback, theres a startlingly fresh take on the genres most time honored tropes; for every milquetoast PG ..
4.5
Buckley is our surrogate into this increasingly creepy environment, and shes superb as a painter who cant quite make sense of the world around her. Screen Daily
1.8
Im Thinking of Ending Things doesnt have highs and lows as much as its the low hum of dread. Collider
4.5
But if you stay with the challenging drama theres haunting pathos in its outcome. The Hollywood Reporter
4.5
The weird thing is that the Woman Under the Influence review doesnt appear in the book. The New York Times
4.5
As an adaptation of Iain Reids mesmerizing existential horror mystery, the film is both incredibly faithful and completely different. Paste Magazine
3.0
Again, it isnt a bad movie per se but it is the one that feels more like an offering from a Lynch fanatic replicating the greatest hits than something .. E Film Critic
3.0
Bleak, bewildering, and a bit bonkers. Kaufmans uncompromising originality is always welcome but youll need time to let this one percolate.
5.0
cinematic vision that only Charlie Kaufman can provide, outwardly presenting itself as a thriller built out of slow escalation that ultimately reveals .. Cinema Blend
3.5
Im Thinking of Ending Things is a suitably eerie and creepy psychological thriller that ultimately never comes together as a comprehensible whole. Screen Rant
4.4
It is beautiful, delirious, frustrating and so wedded to that film critic notion of the unimpeachable Kaufman esque sensibility that there is little p .. The Globe And Mail
3.5
His third film finds him adapting Iain Reids unfilmable award winning debut novel and yet it is unmistakably Kaufman, his themes of identity, depressi ..
1.5
Not my cup of tea, but if you enjoyed Mother & Hereditary this is for you. Excellent cast & strong visuals but more vague than the novel, which is say .. You Tube
2.0
A great cast ensnared in a Charlie Kaufman catastrophe. And where did that Oklahoma ballet come from, Gena Rowlands You Tube
2.0
Despite the surface trappings, and the suggestion that this is, at heart, a womans story, its still just another account of a self regarding intellect .. The Times
4.5
Kaufmans film is about 15 minutes shorter than Nolans two and a half hour epic Tenet, and it doesnt get into that films sci fi or action movie territo .. The Wrap
4.5
Why theres no way to not care about this movie, even if you hate it Characters age and get younger. Az Central
3.0
I cant say I loved it, but my tolerance for puzzles with no reward is less than it once was. On the other hand, Kaufman is rarely boring. Smh
4.0
Its a film thats smart enough to make you want to keep up, but wild enough to lose you. Flim List
4.5
But thats exactly what makes the experience all the more rewarding. Film Inquiry
5.0
Its a meet the parents situation with four Oscar worthy performances that oozes an unsettling atmosphere and the constant eeriness that something, pos .. Flickering Myth
3.8
The actors couldnt be better attuned to the nervous system of this universe. Chicago Tribune
1.5
If something doesnt stick, the slug like imprint it leaves behind becomes abstract art. Tumblr
4.5
One of the most intricate, complicated, compassionately existential filmmakers in modern American filmmaking, hes never been an easy artist to categor .. Consequence Of Sound
3.8
While Lucia doesnt really speak the words, her minds voice unambiguously declares: she is thinking of ending things. The Play List
1.5
The whole thing, in short, is a nightmare one that may leave confirmed horror fans as bewildered as anyone else, since Kaufman seems bent on frustrati .. The Age
5.0
A haunting highwire act that captures a feeling almost impossible to put into words. Lw Lies
2.5
Then theyre trapped with Jakes parents for a long time; more unpleasant chit chat follow, some of which seems to contradict other sequences. Screen Crush
4.0
The result is not a horror movie exactly, but all the more unnerving for being played at a pitch of jangling disquiet when people are simply passing t .. Ft
4.5
This isnt to say the movie doesnt feel whole at first blush; quite the opposite, in fact. Tell-Tale TV
3.8
When Lucy asks what happened to them, Jake says: I dont know what youre asking Theyre already dead, what does it matter! Chicago Sun Times
3.5
No matter what, theres a grim air hanging over them, made worse by her bleak, overlong poem. Punch Drunk Critics
3.5
Charlie Kaufmans puzzling metaphysical thriller is brilliantly acted , even as the movie itself feels like a dream he somehow transferred to film. Dead Line
1.5
Its audacious and odd and unique, but it doesnt really add up to anything. Cbr
4.5
It doesnt hit with the thunder like Shyamalan fake out it slithers into the film and keeps unspooling up until the last minute. Fresh Fiction
3.0
With its inner dialogue, magical realism, and playful, random time shift perspectives, theres much for the audience to interpret. Whats miraculous is .. Original Cin
4.0
Paired with the chilly photography of Lukasz Zal (Ida, Cold War, Dovlatov), this is Kaufman at his most radical, like a science fiction version of Pro .. Ion Cinema
3.5
In true Kaufman style, hes trying to push you into feeling something specific. Bloody Disgusting
4.5
After all, hes hardly confined himself to one genre, role, or even art form. The Spool
4.4
The movie is not a passive experience, thats for sure, so know what youre getting into. Hollywood News
3.5
Im Thinking of Ending Things, Reids debut novel, a wild ride, road trip riddle, had fans in knots trying to unkink its puzzling plot and digest its ha .. Parade
5.0
Still, the film isnt just a horror drama and an intellectual puzzler. Bbc
2.8
Im happy that it exists, and perplexed that it isnt a better film. The Gate
4.5
Its conclusion adds up to an extraordinary movie, if youre willing and up for going on its bonkers journey. Entertainment Ie
5.0
For a confounding and melancholy story, these surreal punchlines make holes for the brain to breathe. 812 Film Reviews
4.5
It isnt that she doesnt like Jake, she just doesnt see a future with him. Mama's Geeky
4.5
Many people will outright hate it, and rightly so. However, for those of us who arent inspired to send their laptops hurtling through the air followin .. That Shelf
4.5
For some stretches, its a bright film to watch, riddled with questions, depression, anxiety, and actual riddles, most of which Kaufman doesnt answer. Awards Watch
1.5
An infernal device, a hall of mirrors long since fractured, and a chilling evocation of the silence were left to ponder when asked if our impact on th .. Arts Fuse
4.2
Its both an awestruck rumination on consciousness essential weirdness and a lamentation for all the misery it begets.
3.2
Colette gives another Oscar worthy performance in Charlie Kaufmans bizarre new psychological horror film. Texas Art & Film
5.0
Its an extraordinary film which is going to provoke many interesting conversations.
4.5
But in adapting this generic puzzlebox setup, Kaufman ... somehow finds an empathic portrait of broken humanity amid the novels lurid morass.
5.0
Their conversation doesnt so much feel like dissections of mutually appreciated works as cold recitations that prove ones knowledge. WhatToWatch
4.4
A fable that whipsaws between the rational and the bizarre, and like all of his work, it presents the unique opportunity to once again plunge into the .. Miami Herald
4.4
The apple doesnt fall far from the tree as these two turn out to be utterly creepy and provide no comfort for the visiting girl.
3.2
This horror is not your run of the mill disposable jump scare horror. EskimoTV
4.5
Another masterpiece of miserabalism from one of its chief purveyors



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