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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The Film StageChristopher SchobertThe Film StageChristopher SchobertUltimately, The End We Start From is a success because its focus is not on the tropes of post-apocalyptic cinema. Instead it zeroes in on the love between a mother and her child, and that makes all the difference.
- 75The PlaylistGregory EllwoodThe PlaylistGregory EllwoodThis may feel like familiar territory to another U.K.-set disaster film, “Children of Men,” or the recent mini-series “Station Eleven,” but Bellow has crafted something singular here. And you won’t forget it.
- 75ColliderNate RichardColliderNate RichardThe End We Start From leaves the audience with plenty to ponder and think about alongside reminiscing about Comer's incredible performance.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJourdain SearlesThe Hollywood ReporterJourdain SearlesThe film, based on the novel of the same name by Megan Hunter, takes a quiet, emotional approach to the end times, with director Mahalia Belo favoring a meditative visual style.
- 63New York PostJohnny OleksinskiNew York PostJohnny OleksinskiAs well-worn as it may be, Comer reliably freshens up every project she touches and makes otherwise cold scenes sizzle.
- 60The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeThere’s just about enough care and sensitivity in The End We Start From to offset its issues, providing us with an unusual, female-powered alternative within a field of films that are usually heavier on action than words.
- 50Paste MagazineTrace SauveurPaste MagazineTrace SauveurIt reaches for the heights its progenitors offer and struggles to maintain an identity of its own.
- 40The Daily BeastNick SchagerThe Daily BeastNick SchagerNo matter Jodie Comer’s committed effort to wring something emotional from this cataclysmic saga, the film proves soggy in every respect.