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‘It Ends With Us’: Domestic Abuse Film Has Romcom Vibe

Blake Lively is lovely in ‘It Ends With Us,’ but this domestic abuse film needed less ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ and more black eyes and bloody noses.
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‘It Ends With Us’: Domestic Abuse Film Has Romcom Vibe
Lily Bloom (Blake Lively) meets a stranger on her rooftop in "It Ends With Us." Jojo Whilden/Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Releasing
Mark Jackson
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PG-13 | 2h 10m | Drama, Melodrama, Romance | August 9, 2024

“It Ends With Us” should have been a grittier, poignant accounting of domestic abuse and intergenerational trauma, but suffers from a Hallmark treatment. It’s mostly engrossing though.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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