Blake Lively’s controversial romantic drama,It Ends With Us, is 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’castincludes Justin Baldoni, who also directed the movie, alongside Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate, and Hasan Minhaj.
Now, after a $334 million box office run, Blake Lively’s controversial romantic drama is now available on VOD. As announced by Sony,It Ends With Usis now available to buy and rent on digital platforms. It will also be available on Blu-ray and DVD on November 5.
How Has It Ends With Us Performed With Critics & Audiences?
It’s Received Mixed Reviews
Despite its successful $334 million box office run, Blake Lively’s controversial romantic drama based on Colleen Hoover’s book hasreceived mixed reviewsand a 57% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics.It Ends With Us' reviewscall the adaptation sincerely executed, though hindered 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 loyal and well-executed adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel that offers an emotional and relatable portrayal of toxic relationships.
It Ends With Us Cast Drama Explained: What’s Going On With Blake Lively’s New Movie?
An adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, the Blake Lively-led It Ends with Us has been plagued by rumors of behind-the-scenes cast drama.
It Ends With Ushas faced controversysince Colleen Hoover’s novel debuted in 2016, mainly due to its romanticization of domestic violence and verbal abuse, elements that carried into the film adaptation. Early backlash to the adaptation itself stemmed fromBlake Lively’s castingwho, at 37 years old, many felt she 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’s quite possible that much of this controversy has not hindered, but actually helpedIt Ends With Us' box office, raising more awareness for the adaptation than its official marketing campaign. It’s also possible that Colleen Hoover fans simply showed up for the movie adaptation and propelled it to box office success, as she is a hugely popular author among TikTok’s BookTok community. Regardless,It Ends With Us' $334 million box office run suggests it will continue to be successful on digital platforms, despite any division between critics and audiences.
It Ends With Us
Cast
Based on Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel, It Ends With Us is a drama-romance film directed by Justin Baldoni. The film follows a recent college graduate named Lily, who meets a man named Ryle and falls in love with him. However, a traumatic incident compounded with her former high-school sweetheart re-entering her life complicates her plans.
