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For a film named how it ends, it unfortunately is missing an ending

It seems like almost every Netflix movie is made with a sequel in mind these days, and this semi-apocalyptic drama is no different. Although the sudden breakdown of power and the subsequent abrupt - and frightening - collapse of law and order are fascinating to watch, How it Ends provides no reasons at all for what has taken place.

This movie was great from beginning to well 5 minutes before the ending. It's almost like they said "screw it let's just end it here to piss everyone off". I'm still waiting to find out "How it ends"

Man loses girl. Man looks for girl, then.......actually I can't be bothered. I would finish this review but I'm doing what the movie did. Stop abruptly with no ending.

I can only think a second is in the pipeline, as that can be the only reason for such a rushed ending. Ambiguity in films is fine, I would praise the film for leaving certain parts to the viewers imagination, sometimes it's got that every strange occurrence in a film isn't black and white, ambiguity fine, lack of ending terrible.

Previously to the bad ending, the film isn't at all bad, it's well acted, with some very well developed characters. You get to see human nature at its best, worst, plus you see what people will do when pushed to desperation.

Some fantastic special effects, it looks and sounds brilliant, I can't fault that side of the film at all. The lazy ending kills the film for me though, did they run out of ideas or money, or is a second on the way.

Decent, but lame ending. 6/10

C'mon guys, where is the ending... we got 2/3rds of a movie.

Good movie but the ending made it feel like a pilot, they just stopped filming & went for lunch?

An interesting take on the disaster road trip genre that is full of suspense all the way through, and interspersed with beautiful scenery shots. It was nice to see some age-old movie tropes being cast aside, even subtly mocked (I'm referring to the campfire conversation). The ending makes total sense if viewed from the perspective of the characters and from the title (if you give it just a little thought). Very refreshing.

Meta: I see a lot of rage-voting took place. That's from viewers who apparently enjoyed the movie enough to watch it until the end credits, yet let their disappointment in a perfectly fine ending overshadow the rest of their experience.

This film had potential and if you're looking to kill time, it's quite alright - a good amount of suspense throughout the film. But like basically every other review here, the film it cuts to the credits without really explaining anything. If you're looking into sci-fi apocalyptic movies and don't care for the plot, this is the right one. If you're looking for movies that have poor character development and a rather cliché ''world is ending run into the danger to save the loved one'' plot, then this is for you.

I was hesitant going into How It Ends because I can't stand Theo James, there is something deeply obnoxious about him that immediatly puts me off a film.

However truth be told he wasn't the problem here, in fact his performance was far better than I expected it to be. Standing side by side with veteran Forest Whitaker this thriller wasn't what I expected at all.

It tells the story of a man who races across the country with his other halfs father during a seemingly apocalyptic event to save her life.

It's a visual treat, stunning to look at which you certainly don't expect with a movie of this type. It truly is beautiful despite the grim setting so they've accomplished something truly remarkable here.

Though a bit repetitious and laggy as the story progresses it's the finale that really hobbles the film. Namely, it doesn't really have one and that's such an incredible shame as the movie was going so well up until that point. Some may disgaree with me on that, I personally didn't appreciate it.

Regardless it's a good effort and very easy on the eyes.

The Good:

A visual treat

The Bad:

Finale, or lack thereof

They seem to run out of ideas

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Everyone is bad when the poop hits the fan

Theo James isn't entirely useless

This film has so much going for it then....nothing! Save yourself the time and don't bother-the film producers didn't

These days you have to read through droves of reviews to decide whether a movie is worth it to watch. As most of the reviews were singularly idiotic, they actually got me to watch the movie. And I am glad I did. Solid performances, a great escalation in suspense, with just enough irritants to make it work well. Like a good video game that has to frustrate you to be good. The entire colour palate of the movie is excellent. Yes, it has some silly bits. But this is a meal, not a damn take-away hot-dog. Chew it well and spit out the gristle. I guarantee a worthwhile experience. Thumbs up for me.

I watched this BECAUSE of all the bad reviews, not despite them. I've often found that my tastes aren't in lockstep with the "blockbuster" crowd. And I was not disappointedwith my instincts on this film after reading several IMDB reviews. Everyone has a different idea of what a movie should be. This one is NOT a typical "end of times" movie. It doesn't lay out exactly what is happening as it happens, bringing with it what I saw as a more realistic perspective of how things might be in such times.... no communications, no power, sudden chaos. We don't know any more than the characters do... just as it would be. If you're looking for a beginning with "once upon a time" and an ending of "and they lived happily ever after", then move on.

I don't understand the reviews panning the movie for lack of an ending. What it lacked was a "Hollywood Ending", which is fine by me.

At the beginning it was your average disaster/apocalypse film, something goes horribly wrong, government either can't handle it or won't, characters take problems into their own hands. All is well for a while, special effects are fine, acting is fine, but just like in the story, something goes terribly wrong. Much like that other Netflix film that was atrocious, the "horror" film about home invasion, it appears that the creators of the film either couldn't decide on an ending, or just threw their hands up and said "screw it, I don't know how to end it, lets just pretend to be ambiguous". And its not to say films with an ambiguous end aren't always bad, but this one didn't even bother to create an ending.

As a Californian, we hold the stories dear, stories of earthquakes or other disasters ending civilized society. And for a while I was enjoying it, but somewhere around 2/3rds or half way through it, I just completely lost interest and was also disappointed in its execution. Without giving too much away, many decision made about how to execute certain parts of the film left me bamboozled, not the way I would have. All in all its good for a little while but ends up leaving you unfulfilled, so a warning, maybe just watch the first half, and don't worry, if you want to know what happens at the end, let me tell you, nothing.

Just created an account to say this is THE WORST ENDING EVER !!!