I'm Thinking of Ending Things

2020 Directed by Charlie Kaufman

Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.

Jessie Buckley Jesse Plemons Toni Collette David Thewlis Guy Boyd Colby Minifie Hadley Robinson Gus Birney Abby Quinn Anthony Grasso Teddy Coluca Jason Ralph Oliver Platt Fredrick Wodin Ryan Steele Unity Phelan Dj Nino Carta Austin Ferris Dannielle Rose Monica Ayres James Glorioso Jr.

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Review by demi adejuyigbe 90

Too dumb to understand this. Said as much out loud when the movie ended and my friends confidently explained the synopsis, and I literally did not pick up on any of it. Felt like I was listening to freeform jazz only to have the lights come on and see everybody crying. It sure felt like a nice movie though! Everyone’s just bringing their A game here. Buckley is such a talent, and Toni Collette is one of the funniest actors we have.
Maybe one day I will read one (1) book and my brain will have swollen enough to come back to this and understand everything– much like Keanu Reeves in the popular film Matrix! Now that’s a movie. Bullet go slow... he do karate... what if life was a computer... what if the sky was green... freacking epic :) I’m thinking of rewatching things! Things meaning Keanu movies!!! People keep askin’ if I’m ending things... yeah, I’m thinkin’ I’m ending things!!!
Review by brat pitt ★★★★½ 54

while iain reid's novel extracts horror from blood and dread, charlie kaufman's interpretation extracts it from existentialism, from the unavoidability of aging, from the unease of being perceived, from the eeriness permeating the claustrophobic atmosphere. they both tell the same story in completely different ways, which is exactly what a book-to-film adaptation should aim to do.
in the book, there's a fascinating passage about how humans need allegory and metaphor in order to more comprehensively understand the world around us. this is the most central idea of the film, i think: our tendency to tell ourselves stories in order to live (a personal fav sub-genre of mine, thank you joan didion). especially as it seems to function as an unexpected…
Review by Morgan ½ 309

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Review by Karsten Runquist ★★★★½ 95

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Had to pee for most of this but luckily this movie convinced me that the moment I had to pee happened 60 years ago so I’m good. And also my pants are SOAKED!
Review by davidehrlich ★★★★½ 76

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She’s thinking of ending things. Whatever her name is. Lucy? Louisa? “The Young Woman,” as star Jessie Buckley is listed in the credits? It changes like the weather or the color of her winter coat, brazenly and yet in a way that you don’t really notice until it starts to snow. His name is Jake — it’s always Jake (Jesse Plemons). They’ve only been dating for about seven weeks, though seven weeks can be long enough to crystallize into its own kind of forever. He’s driving her deep into farm country in order to meet his parents, and she’s perverse enough to go along for the ride, even if she can’t shake the feeling that the two of them are…
Review by michaelpdf ★★★★★ 22

how many times does toni collette have to scream before y'all finally give her the oscar
Review by Jitender ★★★★★ 31

there's a lot of movie in this movie
Review by ethan 10

i can almost feel the sexual tension between male directors and time...... so hot 😍😍😍
Review by James (Schaffrillas) ★★★★★ 41

Every single line of dialogue in this movie is entirely deliberate, a piece of an exceedingly intricate puzzle that you slowly start to piece together over the course of the film's runtime. Shockingly, at no point does it become tedious, repetitive, or boring. It's a genuine thrill to see how even the most mundane conversation can be warped into something far more important and meaningful over time.
I can't even begin to process how deeply this movie affected me. I outright sobbed at multiple intervals, even though I legitimately had no idea what was going on in the story. Many people will view this movie the same way Jake's dad views abstract art: nothing more than an empty mess devoid of any true meaning. However, I consider this unabashedly bizarre masterpiece to be one of the most profound, genius (not genus) works of art I've ever experienced.
It almost makes me want to give the musical Oklahoma another chance. Almost.
Review by brandon ★½ 65

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really wanted to like this, i usually like kaufman and i thought it looked good but he spends the entire film briefly presenting these new philosophical ideas through his tedious dialogue yet never expands on these ideas. one minute he’s talking about existentialism and time, then about female liberation and feminism, then about unreciprocated love/relationships, then about death and aging, then about how desires and fantasies of the impossible (think of simping) can affect you. i’m well aware he tends to try juggling a lot of ideas with subtext and metaphors, but it doesn’t even feel like he tried making something meaningful from this. everything even slightly interesting is put on the backburner for an “epic charlie kaufman mindfuck moment”…
Review by justmiaslife ★★★★½ 16

He's done it again. Charlie Kaufman proved once more that he is one of the most genius (you'll get that if you've seen the movie) screenwriters working today. Just admire him for the fact that you always identify with his chronically insecure narrators, while mastering blending reality and fiction together. A movie that you can watch over and over again and endlessly theorize about what it means and what it has to say. And these are my favourite kind of films to watch!
It's utterly fascinating and remarkable. And deservingly the best film of the year so far! The screenplay is just incredible. Treat yourself and watch it as soon as possible!
Review by ryder 🧡 ★★★★½ 23

hey siri im thinking of ending things explained

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Don’t let watching this movie discourage you from reading the book, though. It’s a fun one, and it probably takes a shorter amount of time to read than it does to watch this movie
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This felt like something someone would experience during a trip but so fucking long and slow
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Review by Alec ★★★★½

Charlie Kaufman continues his masterclass series in hopelessness and i think he's trying to make me his star pupil.
It's hard to have anything to say out of the gate with this one, it would be like trying to review a dream I just woke up from. At least this one i can watch again if I ever feel like going down this road again.
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