Blake Lively’s controversial romantic drama, It ends with usis now available on VOD after a $334 million box office run. Based on Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel, the romantic drama follows Lily Bloom as she navigates a new life, love and personal growth in Boston while confronting painful memories and breaking a dangerous cycle of abuse with the help of her friends and allies. Besides Blake Lively in the lead role, It ends with us The cast includes Justin Baldoni, who also directed the film, along with Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate and Hasan Minhaj.
Now, after grossing $334 million, Blake Lively’s controversial romantic drama is now available on VOD. As Sony announced, IIt ends with us is now available to buy and serve on digital platforms. It will also be available on Blu-ray and DVD on November 5th.
How did it end with us with critics and audiences?
It has received mixed reviews
Despite its successful $334 million box office run, Blake Lively’s controversial romantic drama based on Colleen Hoover’s book has Received mixed reviews And a 57% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics. It ends with us‘ Reviews call the adaptation sincerely executed, although hampered by awkward dialogue, and is unexpectedly most elegant when addressing the more provocative aspects of its melodramatic source material. As indicated by its 91% score on the Popcornmeter, which qualifies as “verified hot,” audiences overwhelmingly consider it a faithful and well-executed adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel that offers an emotional and relatable portrayal of toxic relationships.
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It ends with us has faced controversy Since Colleen Hoover’s novel debuted in 2016, mainly due to its romanticization of domestic violence and verbal abuse, elements that led to the film adaptation. Early backlash to the adaptation stemmed from the casting of Blake Lively, who, at 37 years old, many felt was too old to play Lily Bloom, who is in her early 20s in the book. Further controversy arose from rumored behind-the-scenes tension between Lively and co-star/director Justin Baldoni, reportedly over creative differences during post-production when she sought to re-edit the film.
Our take on it ends with us’ box office success
Has the controversy helped it?
It is quite possible that much of this controversy did not hinder, but actually helped It ends with us‘ box office, raising more awareness for the adaptation than its official marketing campaign. It is also possible that fans of Colleen Hoover simply showed up for the movie adaptation and propelled it to box office success, as she is a very popular author among TikTok’s BookTok community. Regardless, It ends with us$334 million box office run suggests that it will continue to be successful on digital platforms, despite no division between critics and audiences.
Source: Sony