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It Ends with Us
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJustin Baldoni
Screenplay byChristy Hall
Based onIt Ends with Us
by Colleen Hoover
Produced by
  • Alex Saks
  • Jamey Heath
  • Christy Hall
Starring
CinematographyBarry Peterson
Edited by
  • Oona Flaherty
  • Robb Sullivan
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)
Running time
130 minutes[4]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[5]
Box office$98.9 million[6]

It Ends with Us is a 2024 American romantic drama film directed by Justin Baldoni from a screenplay by Christy Hall, based on the 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover. The film stars Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate, and Hasan Minhaj.

It Ends with Us was released by Sony Pictures Releasing in the United States on August 9, 2024. It received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $98 million worldwide.

Plot

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Lily Bloom visits her hometown of Plethora, Maine, to deliver a eulogy at her father's funeral. At the podium, she says she will list five of her favorite things about him, then stands in silence for several seconds before walking off.

Back home in Boston, she prepares to open her own flower shop. While sitting on the rooftop of an apartment complex, she meets Ryle Kincaid, a charming neurosurgeon who lives on the top floor. They are mutually attracted to one another, but their encounter is cut short when he has to leave for an emergency surgery.

While renovating the building that will become her shop, Lily meets a friendly woman named Allysa, who offers to work for her, to which Lily agrees. She later learns that Allysa is Ryle's sister.

At Allysa's birthday party, Ryle admits to Lily that he has been unable to stop thinking about her. They passionately kiss, but Lily stops him, citing that he is only interested in a string of casual affairs while she wants a serious relationship. They end up not having sex, but she spends the night at his apartment. The next morning, he asks to date her, and she agrees. She later takes him to meet her mother, Jenny, at a new restaurant, Root, and discovers that the owner and head chef is her high school sweetheart, Atlas Corrigan.

One morning, Ryle burns his hand while cooking breakfast for her. When Lily tries to help, he slaps her, but immediately apologizes and insists it was an accident. Lily later takes Ryle, Allysa, and Allysa's husband Marshall to Root. Noticing Lily's bruised eye and Ryle's bandaged hand, Atlas confronts her in the bathroom and implores her to leave him. Ryle finds them together and assumes the worst; a physical altercation between the men breaks out, culminating in Atlas ejecting Ryle.

Atlas later visits Lily's shop to apologize, and gives her his phone number in case she ever needs it. Lily reveals to Ryle that her father was physically abusive to her mother. Allysa later gives birth to her and Marshall's daughter. While visiting Allysa in the hospital, Ryle asks Lily to marry him; she accepts. He later finds Atlas' number and angrily storms out of the apartment; in the ensuing argument, he pushes her down the stairs, but later claims she accidentally fell and he tried to catch her.

Root is given a feature in a local magazine, including an interview with Atlas where he reveals he named the restaurant in Lily's honor. In a jealous rage, Ryle attempts to rape Lily. She escapes the house and returns to Root, seeking Atlas' help. He takes her to the hospital, where she discovers that she is pregnant. While she stays with Atlas for a few days, he confesses that he still loves her. When Lily opens up to Allysa about Ryle's treatment of her, Allysa confides that as a child, Ryle accidentally shot and killed their older brother, Emerson, resulting in unresolved trauma that manifests in bouts of uncontrollable rage. She insists that Lily not take Ryle back.

Lily moves out, though Ryle begs her to return home, promising to seek psychiatric treatment and not continue the abuse. Lily later gives birth to a daughter, whom they name Emerson. Shortly after delivering the baby, Lily tells Ryle she wants a divorce; he agrees after she asks him how he would react if their daughter told him she was being abused by her partner. She hopes she has ended the cycle of abuse within her family, telling her daughter, "It ends with us."

Some time later, Lily and Jenny take Emerson to visit Lily's father's grave, where Lily leaves the blank list for her eulogy. Lily later runs into Atlas at a farmer's market, and they greet each other.

Cast

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Production

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In July 2019, Justin Baldoni optioned the novel for a film adaptation, to be produced through his Wayfarer Studios company.[9] In January 2023, Blake Lively was cast in the role of Lily Bloom. Baldoni, who plays Ryle Kincaid, also signed on as director with Christy Hall adapting the script.[10][11] In April 2023, Brandon Sklenar was cast to play the role of Atlas.[12] Filming began in Hoboken, New Jersey at Field Colony, a workspace and art gallery, on May 5, 2023.[13] Later that same month, Hasan Minhaj was announced to have joined the cast.[14] The next month, production had to temporarily pause due to the 2023 WGA strike.[15] Just over half of the film was completed when production shut down.[16] The production was still on hold when the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14, 2023.[17] Filming resumed in the Newport neighborhood of Jersey City on January 5, 2024.[18][19] That same month, Isabela Ferrer and Alex Neustaedter joined the cast as the younger versions of Lily and Atlas, respectively.[20]

Rob Simonsen and Duncan Blickenstaff composed the film score. Madison Gate Records released the soundtrack, coinciding with the film's release date.[21]

Alleged conflict between Lively and Baldoni

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Sources told the The Hollywood Reporter that an alleged conflict formed between Lively and Baldoni during post-production after Lively commissioned a second cut of the film from editor Shane Reid, who worked on Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) starring Lively's husband, Ryan Reynolds, and the Lively-directed music video "I Bet You Think About Me". The edit used in theaters was credited to Oona Flaherty and Robb Sullivan. In addition, the publication confirmed that Reynolds wrote "a large chunk" of the dialogue for a scene set on a balcony. Speculation about the alleged rift grew on platforms such as TikTok (where the book was massively popular on the "BookTok" subcommunity)[22] in videos that noted Baldoni's absence from joint press events.[23] In August 2024, Baldoni hired a public relations crisis manager.[24]

Release

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The film was originally set to be released theatrically in the United States on February 9, 2024,[16] and June 21, 2024,[25] but the release date was pushed back to August 9, 2024.[26]

It was released earlier on August 7 in Belgium,[27] Finland,[28] the Philippines,[29] and Sweden.[30]

Promotion

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During her promotional tour for the film, Lively received criticism from social media users who accused her of being "tone-deaf" for displaying a "light-hearted humorous" attitude and for not explicitly addressing her character's experience of domestic violence and abuse. Users were also critical of Lively for promoting her new haircare line during the press tour and for encouraging moviegoers to wear floral clothes, which some deemed insensitive to the film's messaging surrounding domestic violence. Following the criticism, Lively posted to her Instagram stories in support of victims of intimate partner violence and shared a link to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.[31]

Reception

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Box office

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As of August 14, 2024, It Ends with Us has grossed $68.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $30 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $98.9 million.[6]

In the United States and Canada, It Ends with Us was released alongside Borderlands and Cuckoo, and was projected to gross $23–30 million in its opening weekend, with some estimates going as high as $40–50 million.[5] The film made $24 million on its first day, including an estimated $7 million from Thursday previews night. It went on to debut to $50 million, finishing second behind holdover Deadpool & Wolverine.[32] It marked the first time since 1990 that two films separately starring a married Hollywood couple (in this case, It Ends with Us star Blake Lively and Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds) occupied the number one and two spots at the box office simultaneously, and the first time two films grossed at least $50 million in the same weekend in the month of August.[33][34]

Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 57% of 145 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Earnestly performed if marred by clunky dialogue, It Ends with Us is surprisingly at its most graceful when handling the more provocative elements of its melodramatic source material."[35] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 54 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[36] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed by PostTrak gave it an 85% positive score, with 69% saying they would definitely recommend it.[32]

Wendy Ide of The Observer gave the film 3/5 stars, writing, "For a film that dips its Manolo-clad toe into the murky waters of domestic abuse, it's unexpectedly aspirational, almost frothy in tone."[37] The Globe and Mail's Johanna Schneller praised Lively's performance, writing, "Beyond nailing Lily's exact shade of auburn hair, funky/sexy dress and vision-notebook stuffed with flowers, she also conveys her luminousness and strength, and reminds you how pleasurable it can be to watch a romantic thriller."[38] Kevin Maher of The Times gave it 4/5 stars, calling it "a glossy, sometimes soapy but always compelling adaptation".[39]

Hannah Giorgis of The Atlantic was more critical, writing, "To young people who have become inured to the misery of modern life, there's a seductive premise in these novels: Relentless suffering can give way to freedom—and hot sex—if women want it badly enough. On-screen, performed by real people, it's not as convincing."[40] The Sydney Morning Herald's Sandra Hall gave the film 2.5/5 stars, saying that it was "packed with erotic cliches overlaid with a rolling soundtrack of pop hits that includes songs by Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey", and called the dialogue "risible".[41]

Potential sequel

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In August 2024, following the release of the film, director Justin Baldoni acknowledged the potential for a film adaptation of the sequel novel It Starts with Us. However he later stated that he would not return in his role, suggesting that Blake Lively direct the film instead.[42][43]

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