It Ends With Us: a 'tough little movie' adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel (2024)

FAQs

Will there be a movie adaptation of It Ends With Us? ›

After much anticipation, Colleen Hoover's iconic novel It Ends With Us has finally received its film adaptation, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, and I must say, it's better than I expected.

Colleen Hoover's popular thriller Verity is in the works for a feature film adaptation with Amazon MGM Studios, and another of her books Regretting You has just been picked up for an indie adaptation with stars already attached.

Lily Bloom moves to Boston to chase her lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid soon sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, she begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents' relationship. When Lily's first love, Atlas Corrigan, suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with Ryle gets upended, leaving her with an impossible choice.

It Ends with Us / Film synopsis

In his film adaptation, the ending depicts Lively's Lily meeting her former love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), after divorcing Ryle. She reveals to Atlas, “It's just the two of us,” meaning her and Emerson: Ryle is no longer in the picture.

Netflix: It Ends with Us is currently not available on Netflix. However, fans of dark fantasy films can explore other thrilling options such as Doctor Strange to keep themselves entertained.

Just over half of the film was completed when production shut down. The production was still on hold when the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14, 2023. Filming resumed in the Newport neighborhood of Jersey City on January 5, 2024.

No, not all Colleen Hoover books are connected. Only the books from the book series are connected and should be read in order.

This manuscript is very disturbing, as Verity admits to killing one of her two dead twin daughters. Lowen eventually discovers that Verity is faking her injury and decides that Jeremy deserves to know the truth. Once she shows him the manuscript, Jeremy confronts Verity and proceeds to attack her, ending in her murder.

Critics have raised concerns that promotional material for the film, much of it featuring Lively speaking with other cast members in light-hearted segments set in a flower shop, is inappropriate considering the story's subject matter.

Who's playing Ryle in It Ends With Us? ›

2. Justin Baldoni as Ryle Kincaid. Baldoni stars as Ryle Kincaid, a handsome surgical resident and Lily's love interest. And as it turns out, Baldoni got Hoover's stamp of approval as soon as she met him.

Romantic Times wrote, "It Ends with Us is a perfect example of the author's writing chops and her ability to weave together uplifting, romantic and somber plotlines. No matter your level of fandom, readers will love and respect protagonist Lily and learn something from her struggles."

She eventually marries charming neurosurgeon Ryle who turns out to be a quick-tempered man. Lily accidentally encounters high school sweetheart Atlas (Brandon Sklenar), further complicating her relationship with Ryle. The 130-minute “It Ends with Us” often switches from the present time to Lily's flashbacks.

While Lily ends up with Atlas in both the book and the movie, the movie's ending is a bit different. As previously mentioned, Lily maintains a co-parenting relationship with Ryle in the book. But in the film, Lily indicates that she's on her own with her daughter, and that Ryle isn't in the picture.

In the novel, readers see Lily giving Ryle another chance to be a good person by allowing him to see their daughter and co-parent together. However, in the film, she cuts Ryle off completely and tells Atlas a few years later that it's “just the two” of them.

Sony has not announced plans for a sequel movie to "It Ends With Us." When asked about a sequel to "Entertainment Tonight," Brandon Sklenar, who plays Lily's other love interest, said he'd "love to do" one. "That ending scene leaves you watching more Lily and Atlas," Hoover said.

So begins the uneven movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover's best-selling 2016 novel “It Ends With Us” starring Blake Lively, which tries to balance the realities of domestic violence inside a rom-com and a female-empowerment movie.

The It Ends with Us book series by Colleen Hoover & Colleen Hoover includes books It Ends with Us, It Starts with Us, and It Ends With Us, It Starts With Us Boxed Set: It Ends With Us, It Starts With Us.

Hoover's 2016 novel follows 23-year-old Lily Bloom and her “too-good-to-be-true” relationship with Ryle Kinkaid, a charming neurosurgeon seven years her senior. Simultaneously Lily reminisces on her first love, a homeless boy named Atlas, who she has not seen since he was violently bashed by Lily's abusive father.