The End We Start From

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Johnathan B Jan 22, 2024 Worth a watch. Beautiful celluloid! See more

Ghederick Eshmont Dec 9, 2023 Profoundly English & an extremely meditative study of the primal essence of protecting one’s child. See more

Alanisa M @RT60256259 Jul 1, 2026 Total waste of a post-apocalyptic premise. 🌊 SPOILERS AHEAD! 🛑 This script feels like a patriarchal fever dream. Plot twist: women actually wrote and directed it. 🤯 The male lead is a masterclass in weaponized incompetence. He flees the coop twice, leaving a new mom to survive mayhem alone. Why is she romanticizing this ghost? The climax is just them standing in a flooded living room. Roll credits, cue immense disappointment. 🤬 See more

Reel_ T @Reel_Talk May 28, 2026 Entitled mother endangers the life of her child and steals car leaving owners stranded all because she's stir-crazy in her safe haven "Commune" with abundant-food, babies and other mothers. The tone and pacing of the film is sped up and undercuts the deep philosophical meditation of the book rendering it a popcorn flick, rather than a profound existential story. The mother's selfish and impulsive behaviour to return to the ruins of her home amid dangerous mobs and no food sources would be understandable if she had never found an idyllic Commune with plentiful food. As a mother I find her actions disgusting, selfish and immoral. A completely implausible story that becomes even more implausible as the movie progresses. See more

Paul K @CubanK Mar 7, 2026 I'm glad I didn't watch this late at night as I'd have nodded off. Looking at the cast I thought this'll be a cracker but unfortunately it didn't get going and so it didn't even peter out. This could have been shown in 15 minutes with the same intensity and result. A pity really as this could have had potential; maybe channel 5 could make a 10 parter out of it ha ha. See more

Lucile F @lucile_fl Jan 7, 2026 The end we start from is essentially an attempt to create a realistic end-of-the-world film, without all the added on Hollywood drama. In that sense, it is pretty successful - the acting is pretty tame, there aren’t any crazy plot twists and turns, and it doesn’t end in an absolute shit show. However, without all of those things, the outcome is a very slow film that lacks depth and substance. Nothing much actually happens, it is quite a bore. See more

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