Review of The Endless (2017) by Nikolayg — 01 Jul 2018
Two brothers go to visit the cult (or commune) they left 10 years earlier. Then weird stuff starts happening, but it's never really explained in any way. That's fine if there's a strong metaphorical element, but there was not.
The writer may have had something deeply metaphorical in mind - I suspect that's why Polaroid photos and old Super 8 videos were found all over the place - but the writer never adequately conveys what the metaphor is.
The best I could get out of it was something one of the brothers said as his reason for why he is considering staying, considering rejoining the commune/cult. But that wasn't really enough and it didn't explain most of the weird happenings, such as the Polaroids all over the place.
That said, the performances were earnest and persuasive and the suspense was well handled. There is a lot of skill in the filmmaking but the screenplay was underdeveloped.
This review of The Endless (2017) was written by Nikolayg on 01 July 2018.
The Endless has generally received positive reviews.
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