Plot: Lily's childhood was traumatic, but she moved past it and found the courage to open a flower shop. When she meets her assistant's brother, they fall in love. He is an acclaimed surgeon, and their life is good. But Lily finds out that he dream lover also has a bit of a temper, which opens up old wounds.
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September 29, 2024
A basic romance film that turns into an Instagram self-help post in the latter half. As a simple romance it's not the worst film, the drama on the other hand felt fake and bland. I guess that's why It Ends with Us got quite a bit of flack from the book's original fans, though I doubt they could've expected anything more from a Hollywood adaptation.
Lively and Baldoni are decent, the setup is nice and the direction appropriate for the genre. Once the domestic violence angle enters the film the quality takes a pretty big dip and things only get worse from there. That's a bit problematic considering it's the core theme, but at least it only takes up a small portion of the runtime.