Realistic And Riveting || Review Of The End We Start From (2023)
Jodie Comer. No British actress holds my attention like this young lady. Having enjoyed her outstanding performances in Killing Eve, The White Princess and Free Guy, I've been keeping an eye out for any of her films. This lady superbly embodies her character in a way that is so real, you'll believe she's living it. She impressed me more as Villanelle.
After raving about her, you'll expect that this new release will be spectacular. The poster reveals this lovely lady holding a baby and I'm getting ideas of what the film is about without watching the trailer or reading any synopsis. It's great, realistic even because it's about survival; a situation some countries experience. But not spectacular. Still, Jodie did amazingly well to put this movie at the top of the ratings.
The End We Start From (2023) is a British survival film based on a novel of the same name authored by Megan Hunter. London experiences flooding after a heavy rainfall, upending so many residents' lives. Jodie is pregnant, goes into labour and has a baby named Zeb. But her home is gone. She and her husband must fight to survive together. But the odds are not in favour of her husband. Will they make it out of the crisis alive?
Review
The plot is good; it brings us home to face the realities of some communities or countries and probably contemplate how we would handle things if something similar happened. I hope it doesn't because it's horrible. The filmmakers deliver convincingly on this flood situation. The cinematography and visuals are great.
The acting? Impressive. Jodie Comer is the main girl and her baby of course. Every scene has her face in it and we experience the hardships of struggling to survive with a newborn through her eyes. Every decision she made, though heartbreaking in some instances, is all about their survival. She's fantastic and embodies this character very well.
A few other actors make brief appearances like Mark Strong, who is Jodie's father-in-law. He plays his part well but often hides his face from the camera or maybe it's my TV screen, I'm not sure. It took me a while before I realised it was Mark Strong.
One actor whose presence I see as superfluous is Benedict Cumberbatch. Why? I wondered while seeing the film. He appears only in one scene, sits with Jodie and another woman with a baby, gets them drunk and they dance by a small fire for the better of the night. Then come morning, he packs his bag and slips away while the women are asleep. I believe they don't need this actor on their cast if his presence is to pull in a mass audience. Jodie's presence is more than enough. Cumberbatch deserves better.
I love that the movie is even-paced and fascinating. The show of intimacy, love and connection from the beginning sets the audience for what to expect later in the film. There's a good focus on the environment and the flood, but a better focus on the physical and emotional struggles of the characters.
Overall, this heart-wrenching and down-to-earth film is a must watch. The storytelling is realistic and no part of the plot is sugarcoated, not even the birthing scene or fighting for food supply scene! I'll give this film 3.9 stars out of 5.
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