4/10
Drab, downbeat eco-disaster Brit-drama full of over-cooked performances
15 March 2024
In drab, downbeat eco-disaster Brit-drama "The End We Start From" Jody Comer & pathetic wimp husband Joel Fry's baby is born just as biblical rains & floods decimate the UK. To survive society's inexplicably fast & chaotic breakdown they flee London to Fry's parents Mark Strong & Nina Sosanya, and on via characters like Katherine Waterston, Benedict Cumberbatch (in cameo) & Gina McKee. All the performances from the notable cast are annoyingly over-cooked (for which the blame must lie with second-time director Mahalia Belo) giving the film an inauthentic, pretentious feel as Alice Birch's screenplay drags on. It's NOT one of the stronger entries in this genre.
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