The Living End
Cineplex Odeon Films | Release Date: August 21, 1992 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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60
VarietyPeter Debruge
As a portrait of late-millennial nihilism, The Living End rejects the sympathetic bent of every afflicted-by-AIDS portrayal before or since. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
More admirable as a sheer technical feat of filmmaking than as a sustained dramatic narrative. It still makes worthwhile viewing. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesErnest Tucker
The movie gives people a piece of the AIDS nightmare - a view of HIV-infected men struggling to retain romance - but the piece is sharp and brittle, with little humor truly working. And despite the somewhat serene ending, it is really shot through more with the characters' rage than anything. [14 Aug 1992, p.42]
50
Chicago TribuneDave Kehr
The Living End is not a movie even vaguely interested in attracting a wide public. It's a movie meant to please its own niche audience, and at that it seems likely to succeed. Read full review
40
Washington PostRita Kempley
Crudely made and in your face, The Living End is mostly annoying. Read full review
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