How It Ends

Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): July 13, 2018

3.9	USER SCORE Generally unfavorable reviews based on 77 Ratings

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noffJul 31, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not bad at all, the pacing maynot be for everyone but overall it was a decent disaster movie focused more on people than CGI. Refreshing to have a film not end on a high not all is saved or a low note all is lost. Characters are flawed but so are real people, so all's well that ends well.… Expand

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radixlecti84Jul 14, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How it ends has a great aesthetic to it and you might well enjoy it if you don't go into it expecting a hollywood style disaster movie. It's a long movie with a slow pace, for me it was just the break I needed from the noisy mess most disaster movies turn out to be.

The moments between the protagonist and his would be father in law are well acted and there is a sense of tangibility to the events that unfold throughout the movie. As a viewer you have no idea what is going on, the characters themselves are just as ill informed. Many reviewers seem to see this as a negative however it's refreshing to have a movie where the main character isn't a Scientist/Adviser who is suddenly called up and handed all the facts. It's a story about normal people in extraordinary circumstances trying to reach their loved ones.… Expand

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MelancAlcoholicAug 31, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was a refreshing disaster movie, which got that the essence of disaster movies is NOT about which type of disaster is actually happening (izzit aliens, zombies, da govunmunt or what) but how the people react to the tragedy. It doesn't explain the disaster at all, which therefor remains a mystery. In that, it is like The Road. This is perhaps therefor not a movie for the average empty headed viewers around the multiplex, who like their stories tied up with a neat little bow. But more for intelligent people who aren't threatened by the insecurity the movie's open end leaves you with. Yes, there's no explanation. Deal with it.
The acting in the movie is superb from Forest Withaker, decent from Thomas, and very interesting from Grace Dove as Ricky. The whole father-in-law vs son in law conflict was a bit exaggerated and stale, but that's a minor thing. 9 from 10.
The Melancholic Alcoholic.… Expand

1 of 3 users found this helpful12

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RednetterJul 15, 2018

This was a disaster movie that, unlike almost all other movies in this genre, actually managed to pull of a convincing narrative about love and family amidst an apocalypse. The fact that it does not actually tell the story of the apocalypseThis was a disaster movie that, unlike almost all other movies in this genre, actually managed to pull of a convincing narrative about love and family amidst an apocalypse. The fact that it does not actually tell the story of the apocalypse might put off some disaster-movie fans, but for me it created a far more compelling and immersive experience.

An enjoyable and intelligent movie.… Expand

3 of 15 users found this helpful312

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anniebobNov 2, 2018

I love the movie. It think it was great. I can't wait for it to come out DV or Bluray. I want to own on Bluray. I enjoyed the movie. It was a diaster movie about a man trying to find his wife and trying to save her. I enjoyed the movie. Thank You.

1 of 5 users found this helpful14

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whoffJul 16, 2018

Easily the best Netflix original film I have seen. Cinematography is fantastic and Forest Whitaker was phenomenal.

3 of 17 users found this helpful314

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