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August 9, 2024

At The Movies: ‘It Ends With Us' with Blake Lively tackles big issues but slips into soap opera

By MARK KENNEDY
AP Entertainment Writer

The most powerful thing about “It Ends With Us” is the after-effects of domestic violence and how they unmoor those who witness or survive it.

Lily Bloom and Ryle Kincaid don't really meet-cute. On a rooftop in Boston, he announces himself by angrily kicking a patio chair. She's up there trying to come to terms with her abusive father's death. They talk about maraschino cherries, gun violence and flirt. There's something off about this pair. But there's also an obvious attraction.


 
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