I've seen some boring films in my time, but my goodness 'The End We Start From' wouldn't be far from the top of the list. How can a film barely over 90 minutes feel three hours long? It just has no idea how to create an interesting scene, or throw out some intriguing dialogue, or change up the tempo a little even for a short while. It just drifts along aimlessly until the credits mercifully roll.
There is a baby in this film (actually a couple of babies for a short while) and I assume they're included in this story to raise the stakes a little and make us care more about the character's fate. So of course this new-born baby being dragged through torrid conditions never cries - because of course that might put the audience off it. Absolute nonsense.
This film feels both extremely slow and yet rushed at the same time. There's never anything going on, but it also feels like they can't find spots to put in some interesting scenes or some kind of mini plot twist, or just something to break up the monotony.
There's very little in the way of redeeming qualities I can find for this one. It didn't do itself any favours at any stage. A generous 3/10.
There is a baby in this film (actually a couple of babies for a short while) and I assume they're included in this story to raise the stakes a little and make us care more about the character's fate. So of course this new-born baby being dragged through torrid conditions never cries - because of course that might put the audience off it. Absolute nonsense.
This film feels both extremely slow and yet rushed at the same time. There's never anything going on, but it also feels like they can't find spots to put in some interesting scenes or some kind of mini plot twist, or just something to break up the monotony.
There's very little in the way of redeeming qualities I can find for this one. It didn't do itself any favours at any stage. A generous 3/10.