“It Ends With Us” has officially hit theaters. Fans of Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel, which has sold millions of copies, and newcomers alike took to social media to share their thoughts on the adaptation. The movie features Blake Lively as Lily Bloom starring opposite , who also directs.
Lively plays a woman caught in a cycle of violence. After growing up watching her father abuse her mother, Lily enters into a relationship with Ryle, a neurosurgeon who becomes violent. Her chance reunion with childhood friend and first love Atlas Corrigan, played by Brandon Sklenar, puts things into perspective.
“It Ends With Us,” out Friday, Aug. 9, has garnered $7 million at the box office from Thursday’s previews, per . The film is expected to earn between $25 million and $35 million, with some predictions placing its earning between $40 million and $50 million.
“Saw an early screening of it ends with us with #booksparks, it is most definitely a must see!!” on the film on X. “I have read a Colleen Hoover novel but not this particular one. The movie though was SO SO GOOD.
” “It Ends with Us was such a great movie! Blake Lively was absolutely perfect for the role as Lily Bloom! I need more, I hope they make the second book a movie too! Might just have to go see it again!” . After seeing the movie, some walked back early . Lively, at 36, is older than Lily in the book, who is written to be 23.
Hoover called her character’s ages a “mistake.” “I just came from the cinema. It Ends With Us was perfect and beautiful.
I take back what I said about the cast because they were honestly brilliant in the film,” . “It’s one of the best book-to-movie adaptations I’ve seen so far.” “I take back all my trash talk ab(out) the It Ends With Us casting,” another person .
“the casting director ate and left no crumbs.” Others said this was a “rare” instance of the movie being better than the book. “Just finished watching It Ends With Us and I absolutely loved it!!! It honestly was the best book adaptation and might be even more better than the book!! Blake did a phenomenal job portraying lily and making this story important to share,” .
“Rare occasion where the movie is better than the book has happened with it ends with us,” . Other die-hard fans struggled with , and were frustrated that scenes from the book were left out of the film adaptation. “Just realised A MAJOR SCENE was skipped oh im furious,” on X.
“If u wanna watch it ends with us, its better to check some reviews before watching bc so many scenes in the book were not included. i feel robbed,” another . Speaking to TODAY.
com, Baldoni said his intention was to “protect” Hoover’s book. However, filmmakers did make changes taking criticism into account, like how the movie leaves off Ryle and Lily’s relationship. “It Ends With Us” also received mixed reactions from critics, debuting with a Tomatometer score of 58% on (but a much higher audience rating, at 95% approval).
wrote that she “left the theater angry,” feeling like the movie “minimized Lily’s experiences.” Mark Kennedy for the wrote that the movie “tries to balance the realities of domestic violence inside a rom-com and a female-empowerment movie,” and “all suffer in the process.” On the other hand, Owen Gleiberman for described the film as “avid and emotional” and one that “pulls you right along.
” “If you go in not knowing what it’s about, and are therefore all the more surprised by where it goes, it may be even more effective,” Gleiberman added. called the movie a “must-watch,” even with its flaws. “Its portrayal of abuse, though less violent, evokes strong reactions from audiences,” she continued.
Strong reactions? That’s for sure. Amanda is an editorial intern at TODAY.com and was born and raised in Miami, Florida.
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