The adaptations of book bestsellers are a great chance for satisfying results in the Box Office. The rule was confirmed in the case of “IT Ends with us”, a film by Justin Baldoni with Blake Lively in the lead role. Production based on the Colleen Hoover novel earned $ 351 million with a budget of 25 million.
The film earned 14 times as much as it cost. Two scandals broke out around the titles
However, it was not without controversy around the film. Production marketing has already aroused doubts. The actress appealed for putting clothes in flowers for screenings and promoted her hair cosmetics line at the same time. The picture focuses on showing the victim, which displaces that the partner uses domestic violence on it. Lively was accused of not taking advantage of the opportunity to support real victims. In addition, during screenings, nor any contact details to assistance institutions were displayed on the screen.
Another scandal related to the film broke out after the premiere. Blake Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment and an attempt to destroy her image. In response, the director He sued her and her husband and demanded the amount of $ 400 million for extortion and exceeding the rights on the set. The dispute continues and, as you can see, serves the popularity of “it ends with us”.
The film again became popular in Poland due to the premiere in streaming. From January 24, production can be viewed as a subscription on the Max platform. Since the publication, the image does not disappear from the top of the most -played films. It currently ranks first.
Number one in Poland. The cinema hit got a second life in streaming
Despite the popularity and considerable profits, the film did not meet critics. At Filmweb, the average rating from reviewers was five out of ten possible stars. At Rotten Tomatoes, the picture recorded 55 percent. on a freshness scale. The reviews are repeated that the filmmakers have combined an important message with trivial patterns from classic romoms repeated for years.
“I didn’t see anything in this film that would be extremely interesting or what was not done before and better,” writes Peter Rainer of “Los Angeles Times”. “It is rare for the film to cause me real nausea “ – sums up Sara Michelle Fetters from the “Seattle Times”. In turn, Sarah Marrs from Decider writes: “The film sets lofty goals that he cannot achieve. The effect is a bad film, which through its interpretation offends the subject he is trying to explore. “We invite you to participate in the poll and comment.
Source: Gazeta
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