Review of I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) by Theredsky — 06 Sep 2020

Another knockout hit from writer/director Charlie Kaufman. Almost every aspect of this film is perfect but I need to understand the film more before I can give it a 10/10 but I could see myself giving this film that score in the future.

All of the performances here are excellent with Jesse Plemons and Toni Collete steaming every scene they are in. Jessie Buckley and David Thewlis both do an amazing job also. Each of their characters are well developed and interesting to watch.

They all have excellent chemistry with each other and they work incredibly well for what I think this film is going for. The writing here is amazing. Charlie Kaufman has always been an incredibly talented screenwriter and he shows off that talent again here along with his excellent directing abilities.

The script is so layered and deep that it’s insane. It takes in all of these ideas of regret, memories, life, and love and mixes them together perfectly if maybe a little too complicated. The cinematography is excellent as well along with the limited musical score.

Both add a lot to this film and make it feel claustrophobic and scary. When I say scary, I don’t mean jump scare scary. I mean that the ideas and how they are presented on screen is scary in itself.

The editing could feel awkward to some but it’s intentional and adds to the claustrophobic atmosphere of the film. If you are in the mood for a dark film or like Charlie Kaufman, then go check this film out as soon as you can.