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I'm Thinking of Ending Things

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

2020
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
2h 14m
An unexpected detour causes a woman who is trying to figure out how to break up with her boyfriend to rethink her life.

Directed by:

Charlie Kaufman

Screenwriter:

Charlie Kaufman, Iain Reid

Starring:

Toni Collette, Oliver Platt, David Thewlis, Jesse Plemons, Guy Boyd, Colby Minifie, Jason Ralph, Jessie Buckley, Abby Quinn, Gus Birney, Hadley Robinson

Genres:

Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Horror

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, Spanish
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things

2020
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
2h 14m
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anomalyAnomaly
Rated 27 Sep 2020
46
15th
Why yes Kaufman, stretching things out a little too long DOES make things seem weird! A disaster of pacing and character to such an extent it's making me question how much I liked Kaufman's previous films, something I did not expect going in. Perhaps he needs a producer to tell him no? It's hollow philosophizing about a hollow life that becomes quite obvious and tired after about half an hour. And if the events proper won't put you to sleep, listening to Pauline Kael's writing sure will.
Rated 27 Sep 2020
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 05 Sep 2020
85
87th
I'm not sure what is more frightening and lonely than realizing a life wasted. Kaufman is no stranger melancholy and this film is no brighter. He slowly peels back the layers of a finely crafted think-piece, not to reach an "ah ha" moment, but to emphasize the complexity of memory and aspiration. Plemons and Jessie Buckley are absolutely fantastic in very grounded performances, while Thewlis and Collette get the joy of chewing some serious scenery. Not for everyone but I loved it.
Rated 05 Sep 2020
corbadCorbad
Rated 12 Nov 2020
65
42nd
Its characters are never real and its atmosphere never anything but off-putting, so its weird twists and turns are nothing more than abstractly interesting. Without empathy, the film becomes a puzzle with a nice picture on the box (the cinematography is great) but only five or six pieces inside that Kaufman takes absolutely ages to assemble (and they never all really connect). Disappointing, but its layers are undeniably provocative.
Rated 12 Nov 2020
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 14 Sep 2020
94
78th
Much like Adaptation., Kaufman doesn't explain directly what is going on and trusts that the viewer will be patient with his style of storytelling. This may be the most Charlie Kaufman thing I've seen. It's just so weird. That being said, the acting is solid and I for one thought there was quite a bit to unpack here by the end. The two car scenes drag a bit, but it's an otherwise fascinating story. Strange, absurdly funny, depressing, told in a way only this writer can. I loved it.
Rated 14 Sep 2020
juntakinte99juntakinte99
Rated 05 Sep 2020
50
8th
"C'mon, Charlie Kaufman, some of us have work in the morning!" Seriously, I get what Kaufman was attempting. The picture takes the dramatic conceit of an impending breakup & uses it to explore existential questions of identity, perspective, loss, and time. Still, those things could've been done in an entertaining film that isn't so aimless & haughty. The shifting nature of the story makes it hard to root for (or even observe) a character with interest. Avoid.
Rated 05 Sep 2020
bownBown
Rated 04 Sep 2020
89
91st
Moving from “existential nightmare” to “existential nightmare in 4:3”, Kaufman builds upon an effective yet lacking book to make a wonderfully uncomfortable, traumatisingly funny, and characteristically sad movie. Amazing turns from everyone, with Buckley building on her earlier promise to give a bravura performance, and fantastic claustrophobic cinematography. It’s certainly Kaufman’s least accessible yet, and a little overlong, but nonetheless up there with his best work.
Rated 04 Sep 2020
stuie299stuie299
Rated 25 Apr 2021
55
10th
Kaufman shouldn't be directing. Eternal Sunshine and Being John Malkovich are two of my all time favorite movies, but his work as a director has mostly been monotonous and boring. In fact IToET is practically begging you to hate it. While the individual performances are good, I thought the leads had zero chemistry. The constant referential and philosophical monologues were extremely boring. The film feels very awkward, and when combined with the lifeless plodding pace I almost turned it off.
Rated 25 Apr 2021
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 22 Nov 2020
43
8th
Kaufman finally turns the screw too tightly here, presenting some intriguing and interesting ruminations on mortality and perceptions of time and identity, but can't tie them to a central thesis or concept, cinematically or otherwise. This means the film is ultimately a collection of long-winded expositional drops, with only the supporting performers shining through (Collette and Thewlis are terrific). A disappointment from the usually masterful Kaufman.
Rated 22 Nov 2020
perrystroikaPerryStroika
Rated 04 Sep 2020
58
33rd
The f-ed up daydream of a lonely weirdo named Charlie Kaufman, aka "A once great writer disappears up his own bunghole."
Rated 04 Sep 2020
addsAdds
Rated 23 Aug 2021
20
3rd
A nonsensical story disguised in a pretentious nouveau art-house style. Sublime acting, but that's not enough to make this watchable.
Rated 23 Aug 2021
chengmingchengming
Rated 20 Jan 2021
55
26th
Okay I'm just gonna come out and say it: Kaufman is Nolan for hipsters.
Rated 20 Jan 2021
kuroelKuroel
Rated 24 Sep 2020
47
19th
Not enough breadcrumbs to go by. I don't mind meta or subtext. But when the whole structure is referential monologuing it becomes a tedious onanotary exercise in vapidness. Words lose meaning if they have no ground. They float aimlessly. You can pull out your Thesaurus and make a RNG script based on it, with quotes by writers and poets past. That doesn't require talent. Cohesion does.
Rated 24 Sep 2020
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 17 Sep 2020
65
48th
Melancholy is one of my least favorite feelings. So how you do rate a film that so successfully achieves its goal of making you feel melancholy? In any event, there's so much great stuff here, but the car scenes and the ending (interpretive dance and on) just really dragged.
Rated 17 Sep 2020
duderDuder
Rated 11 Sep 2020
40
3rd
I hate complexity for complexities sake.. If you can throw away the first half hour of a movie, and lose not a single thing from the meaning of a film, why have you wasted half an hour of my life? Kaufman is always chaotic and complex but it generaly had a purpose. Here, it's just for show, and some of the most boring 2 hours of your life.
Rated 11 Sep 2020
paxtonPaxton
Rated 09 Mar 2022
70
65th
I was a big fan of everything that takes place in the house and almost nothing that takes place outside of it. Their conversation on A Woman Under the Influence gave me shades of the Star Trek script monologue from Breaking Bad. You read that right.
Rated 09 Mar 2022
arossaross
Rated 09 May 2021
56
10th
Didn't work at all for me. I put in a good effort to stay engaged but became frustrated about halfway through. I should have just given up because it only got worse for me. One of those movies where maybe I'm not smart enough but more likely this movie is just pretentious crap. I side with the users over the critics in film with a large rotten tomatoes disparity!
Rated 09 May 2021
shalevshalev
Rated 20 Apr 2021
68
10th
stronger than a sleeping pill
Rated 20 Apr 2021
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 27 Oct 2020
39
17th
It's almost like Kaufman saved his most monotone, esoteric material for himself to direct. The surface level themes of this movie are apparent from the slow beginning in the car. They arrive at their destination, and nothing progresses. They even get back in the car, and still nothing progresses. Some weird Kaufman flourishes are sandwiched in there, with an incomprehensible ending. Come on, Charlie, help me out a little here. I may revisit this patience tester in some distant decade.
Rated 27 Oct 2020
mike365365mike365365
Rated 17 Oct 2020
54
21st
I think the director needs to stick to writing.
Rated 17 Oct 2020
cherroristcherrorist
Rated 20 Sep 2020
77
53rd
A bit of Kafka and a bit of modernized Lynch, which is not a bad thing but it left me missing the earlier Kaufman. Works great until the school sequence where it breaks apart some and doesn't really end up anywhere.
Rated 20 Sep 2020
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 15 Sep 2020
30
5th
It's amazing how Kaufman keeps getting worse as a director. This feels like a post-horror version of his rambling, self-loathing about aging.
Rated 15 Sep 2020
groovysoulsGroovy_Souls
Rated 11 Sep 2020
85
82nd
This is a big win for me. I haven't been this unnerved by a movie since Hereditary last year. It's absolutely anxiety-inducing, in the most lovely way. The cast carries this movie almost as much as Kaufman itself. It's a lot, and I likely won't be watching it for a little while, but I greatly enjoyed it. Lovely end scene.
Rated 11 Sep 2020
judo_koalaJudo Koala
Rated 09 Sep 2020
83
85th
One of the more potent deep dives into the workings of the human mind I've ever seen in film. Kaufman does an extraordinary job of filming the psyche's own complex mechanisms, from memory to emotion to abstract thinking to reflection to imagination to introspection, wrapped up in some deeply cynical existential musings (vintage Kaufman) while simultaneously possessing some of his most outright hilarious screenplay material since 'Being John Malkovich' (also vintage Kaufman).
Rated 09 Sep 2020
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 08 Sep 2020
4
51st
Feeling a bit underwhelmed by this right now ngl. Maybe expectations were too high off of anomalisa (forget even Synecdoche). Feels like there's less to chew on for sure and Feels like he's playing it pretty safe here. There's some "surreal" moments, but thematically it feels a little shallow (in comparison to Kaufman's other directorial works). A bit of a regression to his writing only era. Maybe a re-watch when I have no expectations, months down the line, is in order.
Rated 08 Sep 2020
actionbergActionberg
Rated 07 Sep 2020
45
13th
The first hour maintains a taut balance of tension and modern angst propelled by a lot of good writing and acting. The final 70 minutes unravel the whole affair, appearing more like a legitimate assertion of self-seriousness that it was earlier thought to be mocking. Amidst this intellectual discord I found myself thinking, "Is this made for me? Am I supposed to be drawn in by this? If I find this riveting I might be lost." For the sake of my soul I had to reject it outright.
Rated 07 Sep 2020
rafael_reisRafael Reis
Rated 07 Sep 2020
99
96th
wow.
Rated 07 Sep 2020
dmbmotherDMBMother
Rated 06 Sep 2020
99
96th
This is exactly the kind of film I've been craving! Is it Kaufman's masterpiece? You be the judge. Watching tips: don't try to make guesses or solve puzzles until the bitter end. Just watch closely, suspect all literary, film and musical references and be amazed. Then watch it again. If you scratched your head after the first try, don't worry. You're doing it right. This one will be discussed for many years to come.
Rated 06 Sep 2020
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 05 Sep 2020
70
42nd
Kaufman doing Mullholand Dr. without quite understanding Lynch's deft handling of the relationship between surface narrative and abstracted narrative. He overloads the surface with portentous and significant absurdist imagery and dialogue, contrasts it with a mundane yet incongruous side-story, and then expects the viewer to either accept the absurdity at face value or not make the connection between the two within the first ten minutes. I still liked it but...it's more of a Lost Highway
Rated 05 Sep 2020
medikolaynmedikolayn
Rated 05 Sep 2020
44
13th
Another holy motors
Rated 05 Sep 2020
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 04 Sep 2020
50
4th
Charlie Kaufman's worldview is one of the least interesting in all of cinema, and the ways he chooses to express it are dour and juvenile. He uses irony, cruelty and wacky surrealism as a safety net to protect himself from actually saying anything worthwhile. And it looks terrible.
Rated 04 Sep 2020
gnalkhereGnalkhere
Rated 04 Sep 2020
90
91st
Left me with this pain impossible to release. I can't cry, I can't sleep it off, I can't end things. I can only stare with my hurting eyes in this 40° weather (100+ for you Americans) with my blinds down to avoid the heat as much as possible.
Rated 04 Sep 2020
troothTrooth
Rated 11 Feb 2021
77
75th
I had this movie briefly explained to me before seeing it, and I honestly think I enjoyed it a lot more than I otherwise would have because of that. I wouldn't normally suggest this, but maybe have somebody spoil it for you before watching it?
Rated 11 Feb 2021
colorbufcolorbuf
Rated 07 Dec 2020
60
14th
I had to look up what the film was about to appreciate it. Either I am too daft to appreciate its value or the fillmmmaker worked too hard at making his film impossibly obtuse.
Rated 07 Dec 2020
doyler29doyler29
Rated 11 Oct 2020
100
96th
It's tempting to call a film like this a "puzzle", but in many ways it's very straightforward, especially when know where it's going. Kaufman has a way of externalizing the psychology of his characters, in this case Jesse Plemons, and doing it in a way that doesn't flag that we're really inhabiting someone's mental landscape.
Rated 11 Oct 2020
mckmollymck_molly
Rated 10 Oct 2020
80
93rd
☆ This movie is definitely not for everyone- especially not the faint of heart! It's sooo long, and it's pretty dry too. Most films like this I don't like at all, but this is just a good mix of philosophical, artistic, just plain weird, and creepy. Love me some Kaufman. ☆
Rated 10 Oct 2020
mindvrmindvr
Rated 08 Oct 2020
40
17th
Boring as hell.
Rated 08 Oct 2020
woodendoorswoodendoors
Rated 05 Oct 2020
70
14th
Unique but boring.
Rated 05 Oct 2020
ienjoycinemaienjoycinema
Rated 04 Oct 2020
73
47th
You knew Kaufman's lovable sprinklings of pretentiousness would be here, but it seems the lid on Kaufman's sprinkles fell off this time around. I appreciate the effort made in tackling existential heaviness, but I can't help assuming it's source material explores those deep questions with greater skill. By the end of the third act you're left sitting there feeling like you've been edged for two hours with no payoff. There IS substance here, it's just half an inch deep and spread a mile wide.
Rated 04 Oct 2020
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 02 Oct 2020
40
32nd
A somewhat interesting movie that became annoying and eventually intolerable about the time they started dancing. It plays out like a confusing nightmare. If you try to make sense of this, your head will explode. By the time the cartoons start, it has gone deep into crazy town. This must be what it's like to lose your mind. The final act is batshit crazy and whack-a-doodle weird. Possibly worth watching if you can accept the insanity of it. Overall, I'm not impressed. The ending really sucked.
Rated 02 Oct 2020
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 27 Sep 2020
84
84th
Kaufman's shift from dream logic to nightmare logic
Rated 27 Sep 2020
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 22 Sep 2020
72
52nd
Kaufman makes really good dramas that always have an edge of humor that makes me lau-I'M GONNA SLIT MY FUCKING WRISTS!
Rated 22 Sep 2020
ottott
Rated 21 Sep 2020
60
37th
very unnecessary "act" of the third act
Rated 21 Sep 2020
sadmanSadman
Rated 16 Sep 2020
85
81st
I came to this thinking there was a puzzle I needed to solve, that there was some big twist. That Kaufman was here to dazzle, like a Nolan or a Villeneuve. That made my viewing experience somewhat tedious and unrewarding but that was the wrong approach. While there is a "twist" of sorts, it's not interesting in it's ingenuity but in how it casts the whole movie in a different light. Once done, this turns it into a great character study that awards and encourages deep analysis.
Rated 16 Sep 2020
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 13 Sep 2020
70
76th
good movie
Rated 13 Sep 2020
comepeliculacomepelicula
Rated 13 Sep 2020
10
0th
I feel bad, I really love some of Charlie Kaufman work, it is so fresh, entertaining and shows glimpses of real human experience. But with this movie he tries to do the whole human experience in a boring and weird for the sake of being weird movie. It felt like he was trying so hard to be like Lynch or surrealistic, but not getting there. This movie came to me as a dumb way of doing deep cinema and storytelling. Maybe I should End Things with Charlie
Rated 13 Sep 2020
xakkmasterXakkMaster
Rated 09 Sep 2020
85
76th
Anxiety and existential dread!
Rated 09 Sep 2020
hadleyreisHadleyreis
Rated 07 Sep 2020
80
76th
This was a fucking nightmare in the best possible way
Rated 07 Sep 2020
aaautinAAAutin
Rated 07 Sep 2020
53
54th
(ETERNAL WHITEOUT OF THE SNOWBOUND MIND)
Rated 07 Sep 2020
schnofelschnofel
Rated 06 Sep 2020
55
44th
"How can a landscape look sad?", asks Thewlis' backward father at one point. Well, in the same way that the girl's interiority is found in a snowy nightmare where things are off, mirrored, caricatured, poeticized. She sees the future and the past and all is depressed and haunted. And there is no way home, it's been a terrible mistake to come. Kaufman's world is so lonely - it's of the outsider who never got in. What a stone cold masterpiece this often is, and how hard it falls off its high-wire.
Rated 06 Sep 2020
gabrielpGabriel_p
Rated 06 Sep 2020
75
56th
Original and well done. At times profoundly unsettling. A bit long though.
Rated 06 Sep 2020
zwykzwyk
Rated 06 Sep 2020
50
18th
It probably works for some people, but for me it was incredibly boring. All the discussions about books, movies, ideas not rarely sound extremely forced. The suggestion of everything being projections and experiences that shaped the character is interesting, but the movie tries too hard to show itself as something too deep or complex; a constant attempt to look smart with some supposedly great metaphors. The actual meaning of the movie is far from its intended greatness or uniqueness.
Rated 06 Sep 2020
natebarriosnatebarrios
Rated 06 Sep 2020
80
87th
MidwestWintor
Rated 06 Sep 2020
djrossdjross
Rated 04 Sep 2020
70
78th
Hard not to wonder about the thought process behind the third act's changes from the novel: seems almost as if it was fear of being accused of "transphobia" because of the criminal aspect. But then, why leave the earlier clues about that but without any follow-up? Was the whole last part redone or what? Whatever the answers, something went slightly awry here, and, despite the interesting addition of Kael etc., the unraveling of the film leads to an unfortunate dissipation of emotion and tension.
Rated 04 Sep 2020
taurus1982taurus1982
Rated 06 Jul 2022
0
0th
Early on, there's the potential for something interesting (if not pretentious)...and then it all just laughably disintegrates into what can only be described as parody. It's as if some people got together and filmed a bunch of random imagery and meaningless dialogue in an effort to mock surrealist films. This is a modern version of a black and white film depicting a clown reciting a poem in French to a goat. Just silly, self-absorbed, and unwatchable.
Rated 06 Jul 2022
amerigoamerigo
Rated 24 Nov 2021
79
61st
Movie studios mess with some great director's opus and they make it all cliched and mainstream, right? Well, I think big shot Hollywood suits were probably the only things that kept Kaufman's past movies grounded enough to be watchable. This one has a brilliant hour or so but then descends into this chaotic babble. A kind of pastiche which is fun to talk about in your film class but to watch... Christ. It isn't just navel-gazing, it's having your entire face completely inside Kaufman's belly.
Rated 24 Nov 2021
ol44893OL44893
Rated 27 Oct 2021
40
2nd
Even the absolute worst Charlie Kaufman movie has a couple moments of shine. Namely, the highlight of the film, early on, happens during a windshield wipers slapping snow scene and the exchange of thoughts between girlfriend and boyfriend. The viewer is called upon to wonder what's real and what's false, and what it all means but by the end of it, you just won't give damn.
Rated 27 Oct 2021
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 15 Aug 2021
64
34th
Jesse Plemons works in a pinch when Philip Seymour Hoffman is dead. This time Kaufman's psychodrama is of the 'last two brain cells' variety, a cautionary tale of a life consumed by the trivial pursuits of media worship.
Rated 15 Aug 2021
ippeiIppei
Rated 23 Jul 2021
55
20th
I'm not the smartest person, surely, but if "confused" is my initial response I don't think I can say I entirely enjoyed the film. It took a couple of deep dive YouTube videos for me to truly appreciate it (and now that I get it, I do), so this feels about right.
Rated 23 Jul 2021
seideseide
Rated 28 Apr 2021
70
14th
not the best one of it's kind for me but specially after reading some reviews i like it and the message it gives
Rated 28 Apr 2021
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 15 Mar 2021
78
58th
The most abstract, esoteric Kaufman film yet. I usually tend to roll my eyes at Kaufman and his stories about lonely single men and the fantasy dream women they hope will save them, but this atleast seemed to be somewhat self-aware and critical of the trope, the keyword here being "somewhat". However, the psychological horror elements were done very well, and Toni Collette being completely unhinged will never not be an absolute delight to watch.
Rated 15 Mar 2021
domahdomah
Rated 26 Feb 2021
65
41st
I was really into this, but it just totally went off the deep end in a kind of annoying manner. The book ending is much better.
Rated 26 Feb 2021
createabeastCreateabeast
Rated 08 Feb 2021
85
90th
Months later, I'm still cold from watching this movie. Some don't/can't/won't let art inside. And if you don't trust the film - give yourself over to it completely - then it might not work for you. If you cannot empathize with the desperation and vast hopelessness presented here, you might not find it of note. But, I'm glad this film exists. And I found it devastating to watch this man. What can he do? Every step he took likely made sense at the time, but he never found what he wanted...
Rated 08 Feb 2021
vinegarbobVinegarBob
Rated 01 Feb 2021
75
68th
This isn't bad by any means, but at about the half way mark everything starts to fall apart and become more incomprehensible, more overblown and less interesting. Luckily we have Jessie Buckley as an anchor to keep us from drowning - she holds everything together enough to make this watchable, but all things considered I'd say pass on this and watch Synecdoche New York instead, because that deals with similar themes, is grander in scope and has a firmer grip on what it's trying to accomplish.
Rated 01 Feb 2021
mirelurkMirelurk
Rated 06 Jan 2021
70
49th
I'm wondering if obfuscating so much about your story is a good or bad thing here. It's to be expected with Kaufman I suppose. The puzzlebox nature made the themes less powerful but maybe when I see it in 10 years it will mean more then? Pauline Kael segment was funny and there were a couple good bits of humour like that. Toni Collette is fucking amazing as usual.
Rated 06 Jan 2021
ezraizEzraIz
Rated 01 Dec 2020
59
15th
Was pretty captivated in the first half. Then I realized it wasn't going anywhere, there would be no resolution, and that it was just gonna keep getting more confusing. And it did. I was disappointed. The whole thing felt super....pretentious. Love Toni Collette tho. And the way they altered the stories reality was very interesting, until they just kept using the same few gimmicks over and over again.
Rated 01 Dec 2020
gwaihir15Gwaihir_15
Rated 13 Nov 2020
70
20th
Melancholic, weird, sad, absurd... Sometimes it fells like words lose meaning. Very Kaufman.
Rated 13 Nov 2020
p_u_l_pP u l p
Rated 28 Oct 2020
83
93rd
Other animals live in the present. Humans cannot, so they invented hope.
Rated 28 Oct 2020
carlosproCarlospro
Rated 14 Oct 2020
20
0th
nossa, que catástrofe
Rated 14 Oct 2020
rurusmasherRuruSmasher
Rated 11 Oct 2020
80
36th
You know what? I've been a fan of Kaufman's since Human Nature and I drank in all his mindfuckery, but fuck you, Kaufman. Spoiler alert: I balk at the spending 90% of the film in a woman's POV and then it turns out he created her out of his ball of insecurities? I completely hate that. I completely hate feeling screwed over like this. Is it well made? It is super well made and it holds up, but I really hate the manipulative aspect of it.
Rated 11 Oct 2020
kenmeistersKenMeisters
Rated 08 Oct 2020
79
82nd
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Rated 08 Oct 2020
mrcinemaMr.Cinema
Rated 30 Sep 2020
78
97th
What a Briliant Work!!! a Complicated Philosophical & psychological thriller!! perfect directing + excelent acting + great Script + high standard works = Art Work
Rated 30 Sep 2020
adam_p_dAdam P-D
Rated 28 Sep 2020
60
71st
I agree with every review that I've read here, the low ratings and the high ones. I expect I might get more out of this movie if I re-watch after reading an essay on it but life's too short. Love + Hate = Average Rating.
Rated 28 Sep 2020
le_mamile mami
Rated 24 Sep 2020
75
74th
I will watch it again
Rated 24 Sep 2020
ozonepaulozonepaul
Rated 21 Sep 2020
82
35th
"The question is more, not do we understand it but do we care?...I think it's inventive, adventurous, I also think it's kind of impenetrable and at times kind of infuriating because at times it plays like an audio-book with pictures...I wish I liked it more...a film critics darling...it's intensely annoying..." kermodeandmayo
Rated 21 Sep 2020
staryarabbistaryarabbi
Rated 20 Sep 2020
40
19th
"Amor fati: let that be my love henceforth! I do not want to wage war against what is ugly. I do not want to accuse; I do not even want to accuse those who accuse. Looking away shall be my only negation. And all in all and on the whole: some day I wish to be only a Yes-sayer." (Nietzsche, Gay Science)
Rated 20 Sep 2020
neonmanNeonman
Rated 18 Sep 2020
84
78th
Having seen this twice, once whilst knowing fuck-all about it and again whilst knowing about the narrative trickery within, I can safely say this film has ruined my life. It's made up of long dialogue scenes between people who don't want to talk to each other, working brilliantly at that, and the surreal passages (Eva HD poem, Pauline Kael review) would fall on their face if it weren't for the slippery nature of identity here. Very weird, utterly oppressive, and also miserable -- I like.
Rated 18 Sep 2020
psimpsim
Rated 18 Sep 2020
87
95th
If you've seen a few of Kaufman's movies you might have an idea of what you're in for with this one, but his signature combination of weirdness, hilarity and utter depression will never cease to leave an impression.
Rated 18 Sep 2020
ajaywAjayw
Rated 17 Sep 2020
77
73rd
An exceptional script and equally impressive performances make this beautifully stylized film a work of art. Apart from a couple of 5-10 minute stretches of slow pacing, the film will have you engaged or scratching your head throughout. I would recommend no less than 3 viewings to develop your own interpretation before seeking out fan theories. I've still yet to determine whether or not the story works for me, because I still haven't figured it out.
Rated 17 Sep 2020
jkathrensjkathrens
Rated 14 Sep 2020
68
40th
For me, this is Kaufman's "Burn After Reading." It does a lot of things I've seen him do before, but not as well. It feels like something I should love, but I'm not on board with the structure. Its "rug pull" feels unearned and its structure leaves the viewer flailing rather than bringing them along for the ride. I figured out what it was trying to say eventually, but still don't think the frustration I felt getting there was ultimately worth the time.
Rated 14 Sep 2020
semioticussemioticus
Rated 13 Sep 2020
70
30th
In the end, the plot left me wanting for more. Not necessarily a big reveal or anything, but the payoff for all the bits we were handed -some could say had to endure- ended up being checkers pieces to a very much expected narrative.
Rated 13 Sep 2020
feublofeublo
Rated 10 Sep 2020
90
90th
A narrative that hints at it's brutal self-realization, but nonetheless leaves a bit of ambiguity for the viewer and how lonely fantasies truly become.
Rated 10 Sep 2020
whatisitiseewhatisitisee
Rated 08 Sep 2020
80
80th
depressing and cozy, one of kaufman's most dark and introspective works. the integration of fantasy with reality smacks you in the face once its implication for the ending is revealed. a reflection of eternal longing and eternal regret. similar to synecdoche ny but without the successes achieved by the mc.
Rated 08 Sep 2020
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 07 Sep 2020
90
94th
Sheer genius. Pairs very well with The Caretaker - Everywhere at the end of time.
Rated 07 Sep 2020
kavuKavu
Rated 06 Sep 2020
80
69th
Difficult, but worth the effort. I'm still not a huge fan of Kaufman's directing, but his writing works as well as ever.
Rated 06 Sep 2020
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 06 Sep 2020
80
80th
If nothing else, I can say that Charlie Kaufman and I both released films this year wherein characters quote Guy Debord.
Rated 06 Sep 2020
twincinematwincinema
Rated 05 Sep 2020
75
64th
If a film mostly set in a car, and featuring a character reciting Pauline Kael's review of a "A Woman Under the Influence" without acknowledging that it's Kael sounds good to you, well put aside 135 minutes and watch this. Charlie Kaufman-directed films can be frustrating, because they don't work on a narrative level, as everything is happening in this surreal space underneath the surface.
Rated 05 Sep 2020
gveneziagvenezia
Rated 05 Sep 2020
94
98th
I don't know what happened but I need more like it. The most ambiguous of Kaufman's films. Also the most unsettling. The conversations throughout edge into Harold Pinter's territory of content-tone dissonance and on-a-dime trajectory changes (especially the dinner conversation). Highly intertextual and ripe for (re)interpretation. 2nd watch: Not remarkable within Kaufman's oeuvre and usual genre, but a great addition to the surreal quiet horror of Lynch, Mother!, Melancholia, and the like.
Rated 05 Sep 2020
kasperlKasperL
Rated 04 Sep 2020
75
77th
Original and interesting. Buckley is wonderful, and so is some of Kaufman's direction and writing (the inner monologues, in particular). Elsewhere he goes overboard (get that animated pig out of here). Kaufman seems to have been given free rein, and whether the film is better for it overall is difficult to say. As for the games of identity, they led where I thought they would. It's an amazing idea for a twist that unfortunately sort of fizzles out instead of hitting as hard as it might have.
Rated 04 Sep 2020
gabegnimgabegnim
Rated 17 Sep 2024
94
92nd
Just great
Rated 17 Sep 2024
mrcimrci
Rated 31 Jul 2024
68
61st
It is both - a hit and a miss at the same time. After first viewing I was"WTF did I just watch?" Gave it a second chance after reading some reviews. This time it felt dragging and I stopped it mid point. Finally watched again but had to split it into two sittings - it drags for too long at times. Multitude of overlong references to other works of art didn't help at all. On the other hand, it's subtle and original, requires full concentration and you can always find new stuff with each viewing.
Rated 31 Jul 2024
boraBora
Rated 22 Jul 2024
50
32nd
Anlasaydım çok severdim ama anlayamadım ;_;
Rated 22 Jul 2024
wixwinWixwin
Rated 29 May 2024
10
74th
loved this... gets your brain ticking
Rated 29 May 2024
tancantancan
Rated 27 May 2024
80
65th
a mulholland drive of a old and alone man
Rated 27 May 2024
leokhornleokhorn
Rated 03 Apr 2024
0
3rd
What the hell did I just watch? I thought all this creepy nonsense was going to coalesce into some clear at the end, but instead the last couple scenes threw me off completely and I have no idea what I just wasted my time on.
Rated 03 Apr 2024
yorgoyorgo
Rated 16 Jan 2024
20
5th
So pretentious.
Rated 16 Jan 2024
rnestrnest
Rated 10 Jul 2023
7
73rd
A three year watch Snow falls as it grows
Rated 10 Jul 2023
glifosfatoglifosfato
Rated 19 Jun 2023
13
7th
obtuse dialogue delivered by uninteresting characters in a non-structure for the first two acts. then it basically devolves into interpretive dance, a naked septuagenarian talking to a cartoon pig, and ends with the lowest form of art, musical theatre. i thought i'd love it, like i love kaufman's other works, but this is plain awful.
Rated 19 Jun 2023
siphus007siphus007
Rated 16 Mar 2023
64
10th
This should be right up my alley, but it failed to sum up to much.
Rated 16 Mar 2023
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 28 Feb 2023
73
37th
This film is weird and interesting. The cast does a good job here. There are some confusing moments. Overall I would recommend this film.
Rated 28 Feb 2023
trauttraut
Rated 08 Aug 2022
91
60th
To watch this is to venture into a dream with all of the cobwebbyness of the dreamworld’s psyche. It feels like everything a new genre of modern horror could be: nightmarish in only an existential way, backed up by an immense cold and wintery depth that few films achieve. If giving yourself a brain-ache as you test out multiple interpretations while watching sounds up your alley, this is the film for you.
Rated 08 Aug 2022

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