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46 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichFor all of its self-insistent detours and high-minded indulgences, I’m Thinking of Ending Things rarely feels like a concept in search of a movie. There’s a fullness and vitality to it that shines through even when the film is chasing its own tail, which is basically all it wants to do.
- 95SlashfilmChris EvangelistaSlashfilmChris EvangelistaIt’s a beautiful, strange terrarium of a film, inviting us to gaze through the glass and wonder what’s going on underneath. Just as funny and creepy as it needs to be, the film is Kaufman at the top of his game, firing on all cylinders. A master of his own unique, unclassifiable craft.
- 91The Film StageOrla SmithThe Film StageOrla SmithBoth times I’ve watched I’m Thinking of Ending Things, it’s left me feeling off-kilter, its last images lingering in my mind and the haunting final notes of Jay Wadley’s score ringing in my ears. This one will polarize viewers, but nobody can call it forgettable.
- I’m Thinking of Ending Things is a weird, infinite, messy cacophony of reflections, somehow expansive in its narrowness and confrontational in its honesty to a soul-baring degree.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawWith his new film, Charlie Kaufman again proves that if you want something to make you feel trapped in a terrifying claustrophobic nightmare for ever and ever ... well, he’s your guy.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyOn many levels it's a bold, brilliant work, uncompromising in its darkness and distinguished by rigorously committed performances from a superb principal cast. Yet in many fundamental ways, the movie is frustrating; it's frequently a hard slog, as distancing as it is illuminating.
- 70Screen RantChris AgarScreen RantChris AgarI'm Thinking of Ending Things is a suitably eerie and creepy psychological thriller that ultimately never comes together as a comprehensible whole.
- 50ScreenCrushMatt SingerScreenCrushMatt SingerThe best way I can think of to describe the experience of actually watching I’m Thinking of Ending Things is to imagine you’ve been asked to assemble a complicated piece of furniture without the instruction manual. All of the pieces are there; and you see how some of those individual parts connect and work together. You can admire the obvious intelligence and care that went into crafting those pieces. But the path to a coherent whole is not entirely clear — and often deeply frustrating.
- 40VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanIt’s not just a quirky, morose downer of a movie — it’s didactically morose.