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‘It Ends With Us’ Review: Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni Deliver In Nuanced Feature Take Of Colleen Hoover Bestseller
Justin Baldoni brings a singular vision to 'It Ends With Us' alongside Blake Lively's genuine Lily in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's book.
The movie, aptly in the hands of Jane the Virgin actor-turned- Five Feet Apart filmmaker Justin Baldoni, who also stars here, captures the emotional complexities of relationships mired in domestic abuse and why women decide to stay — or not. Similar to how Baldoni was able to capture the fragile romanticism between a young couple stricken with chronic diseases in $93M-grossing Five Feet Apart, the director, together with screenwriter Christy Hall, is able to lift the particulars of passions which are damaged and toxic off the pages and onto a bigger canvas, while stepping into the headspace of many women who’ve experienced plights such as Lily Bloom’s, portrayed by Blake Lively in what is one of the Gossip Girl alum’s most serious performances. Should readership have any qualms with this mostly spot-on transformation, their reservations may be with some additional quirky comedic moments from Ryle’s sister Allysa(played by Saturday Night Live vet Jenny Slate).
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