Endings, Beginnings
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date (Streaming): April 17, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
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11
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6
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Screen DailyWendy IdeSep 9, 2019
The latest from Drake Doremus is a candid, very watchable account of a messy period in a woman’s life. Read full review
60
EmpireIan FreerAug 6, 2020
A return to form for indie darling Drake Doremus, who brings his nuance, sensitivities and homespun feel to a formulaic love-triangle set-up. Jamie Dornan, Sebastian Stan and especially Shailene Woodley make it very watchable. Read full review
60
TheWrapSteve PondApr 20, 2020
Endings, Beginnings takes a young woman who tries to be in the corner but must find a way to train a spotlight on herself — and if you have to lean in to appreciate her journey, Doremus and Woodley make it rewarding if you do. Read full review
58
Paste MagazineAmy AmatangeloApr 23, 2020
Boredom. Annoyance. Anger. I experienced a range of emotions and perfected my eye roll while watching Endings, Beginnings, the new movie from director and writer Drake Doremus (Like Crazy). Read full review
58
IndieWireKate ErblandSep 9, 2019
Daphne shouldn’t be this captivating, but with Woodley’s vulnerability and full-scale charm backing her up, Endings, Beginnings is able to capitalize on a seemingly thin premise. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenApr 16, 2020
Endings, Beginnings has some genuinely engaging moments somewhere in between its beginning and its ending, but too much gets lost in a saggy, shaggy middle. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisApr 16, 2020
The writing might be a tangle of limp clichés, but the actors — especially Woodley and the terrific Wendie Malick as Daphne’s mother — sweat to sell every line. Read full review
50
Rolling StonePeter TraversApr 16, 2020
Though the movie stalls frequently before it finds its balance, Woodley makes us care. Read full review
50
Screen RantHannah HoolihanApr 15, 2020
Endings, Beginnings favors style over substance, rarely igniting the spark its meant to and anchored only by a compelling Shailene Woodley. Read full review
50
The Film StageJared MobarakApr 15, 2020
Despite the underlying emotional complexity shared via triggered vignettes of memory, the film too often chooses to live in the present and thus within the love triangle it so desperately wants to subvert. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter DebrugeSep 9, 2019
The movie may be a self-help exercise of sorts — for those who seldom recognize themselves on screen, and who don’t measure up to the expectations set by rom-coms and princess movies — but it’s disguised as a shaggy character study. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawAug 6, 2020
Well, it’s a good performance from Woodley. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyApr 17, 2020
The main problem is: It's not actually clear what is appealing and/or interesting about any of these people. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyMary SollosiApr 17, 2020
If ever there was a movie to suffer to, Endings, Beginnings is it. Read full review
33
The PlaylistJason BaileySep 9, 2019
It’s a mighty snoozy affair, in which we discover that Doremus’s cinematic style —intimate, personal, and improvisation — has not so much solidified as cauterized. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneySep 9, 2019
The movie aims to make Daphne's journey raw and real, but mostly it's just insipid. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyApr 16, 2020
A complete dud. Read full review
25
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiApr 15, 2020
This bore fest is nearly two hours of sizzle-less romance and thudding dialogue, centered around the sort of obnoxious free spirit who’d start up an unwanted conversation with you at a bar Read full review
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