This movie terribly lacked substance and excitement. Nothing happens except kitschy texts on the screen every five minutes and the next thing you know, Daphne slinks out of one guy's arms and runs into the other's, only to turn back to the first one again in a jiffy. I'd expect a movie with Jamie Dornan to have a lot more verve and zest, to be honest. What a shame.
Endings, Beginnings
2019
Action / Drama
Endings, Beginnings
2019
Action / Drama
Plot summary
Reeling from a bad recent break-up, Daphne (Shailene Woodley) finds herself adrift in life. Living in her sister's guesthouse, she regularly witnesses her sibling and her brother-in-law fighting, which only exacerbates the once-idealistic Daphne's growing despair regarding long-term love. Then, at one of her sister's parties, Daphne meets Frank (Sebastian Stan) and Jack (Jamie Dornan). Both are enormously attractive to her, albeit in very different ways: one is the free-spirited bad boy, unpredictable, and always ready for adventure; the other is sober, intelligent, sensitive, and invested in his career as an academic. Unable to choose between these almost polar opposites, Daphne finds herself bouncing between them instead, enjoying the distinct ways each man sees her -- it's as though she's auditioning different versions of herself and the life that might be waiting for her. But fate has a way of making decisions for us, and the time soon comes when Daphne is forced to accept that having it all might just be a disguise for having nothing.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Shailene Woodley as Daphne
Sebastian Stan as Frank
Wendie Malick as Daphne and Billie's Mother
Jamie Dornan as Jack
Tech specs
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU 720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 1012.08 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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Vapid non-romance
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Just wanders around and never quite makes its point
The performances are generally fine, but 'Endings, Beginnings' wanders around with its "lost girl finding herself" story and never quite makes its point. Aimless. And please... Drake Doremus really needs to chill out with those mid-sentence jump-cuts.
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Love again (and again)
I have to admit that the original title is way more apt - but then again Love again also makes sense. This is a movie about love and relationships .. and a different type of femme fatale. If she can be called that. Maybe a subtle Siren? And one that only seems to sway a certain type of man.
Of course those men being portrayed by two very well known actors (one from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the other from the 50 shades movies) makes it easier for a certain target audience to get involved in this. Having Woodley in this of course will also appease another target group. And the movie being quite raunchy helps too (nudity and a lot of heated .. connections included) ... if you are not easily offended that is of course.
A different and akward look at sex life and expectations ... especially for those undecided ones ... why choose one, when you can have both? Or how certain are you that one is better than the other? Feelings can never be left unaccounted for ...