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Endings, Beginnings smothers its talented ensemble cast's committed work in a carelessly constructed, aimlessly dawdling story. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A Los Angeles woman unlocks the secrets to her life after meeting two handsome best friends at a party.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Drake Doremus
Producer:

Francis Chung, Drake Doremus, Robert George, Tae-sung Jeong
Writer:

Drake Doremus, Jardine Libaire
Release Date (Theaters):

May 1, 2020 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 17, 2020
Runtime:

1h 50m
Production Co:

CJ Entertainment, Protagonist Pictures

Cast & Crew

Shailene Woodley
Daphne

Jamie Dornan
Jack

Sebastian Stan
Frank

Matthew Gray Gubler
Adrian

Lindsay Sloane
Billie

Wendie Malick
Daphne and Billie's Mother

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Critic Reviews for Endings, Beginnings

All Critics (73) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (41)

This is an easy-going sitcom universe that sooths more than it challenges.

August 14, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Donald Clarke
Irish Times
If you can sit through to the end (a huge if), you'll be pleased that you did.

August 10, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Charlotte O'Sullivan
London Evening Standard
A return to form for indie darling Drake Doremus, who brings his nuance, sensitivities and homespun feel to a formulaic love-triangle set-up.

August 6, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Ian Freer
Empire Magazine
Well, it's a good performance from Woodley.

August 6, 2020 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
Endings/Beginnings swerves toward an uplifting and positive conclusion doesn't feel natural or earned. By then, one can only hope those familiar, poorly lit faces made the viewing worthwhile.

April 30, 2020 | Rating: 5.8/10 | Full Review…

Amy Amatangelo
Paste Magazine
Woodley makes Daphne both exasperating and beguiling, and Doremus uses the rhythms of her life - tentative, uncertain, haunted by events that are gradually revealed - to inform the pace of the movie.

April 30, 2020 | Full Review…

Steve Pond
TheWrap
It was written from a place of personal pain and experience. Unfortunately, when the cameras started to roll, that clear perspective was lost somewhere in the process...

January 7, 2021 | Full Review…

Craig Schroeder
Battleship Pretension
The cast does what it can, but nothing can really stop the film from arriving at pure cliche. [Full Review in Spanish]

November 11, 2020 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Kiko Vega
Espinof
All very chic and very indie... although it can be burdensome. [Full review in Spanish]

November 11, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Cinemanía Staff
Cinemanía (Spain)
With the lightest of directorial touches from Doremus, and Shailene Woodley's total immersion in the lead role, Endings, Beginnings blends relatable dating dilemmas with swooning romance to provide a drama that will sweep you away, if you let it.

August 10, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Sophie Butcher
One Room With A View
Despite the film ultimately outstaying its welcome, Woodley makes it worth watching.

August 9, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Alistair Harkness
Scotsman
Throughout the duration of Endings, Beginnings, I kept hoping that it would improve. Sadly, it never does.

July 8, 2020 | Rating: C- | Full Review…

Allen Almachar
The MacGuffin