Highly ambitious but it's severe lack of focus and awkward pacing overwhelmingly pulls everything apart. It covers themes about confronting addiction and the cycles of self-destruction while also having a meta-narrative, the characters realize they're are being watched as their experiences are being manipulated and recorded, all whilst we the audience are also observing the events that are occurring. It's a cool concept but one that unfortunately isn't well implemented here. I'm giving this a 3.5/5.

Highly ambitious but it's severe lack of focus and awkward pacing overwhelmingly pulls everything apart. It covers themes about confronting addiction and the cycles of self-destruction while also having a meta-narrative, the characters realize they're are being watched as their experiences are being manipulated and recorded, all whilst we the audience are also observing the events that are occurring. It's a cool concept but one that unfortunately isn't well implemented here. I'm giving this a 3.5/5.

The two leads have great chemistry but just can’t carry this movie enough. Was hoping it would live up to its potential but falls pretty flat

The two leads have great chemistry but just can’t carry this movie enough. Was hoping it would live up to its potential but falls pretty flat

great watch, really funny, decent performances not the greatest but a pretty cool story with a crazy ending

great watch, really funny, decent performances not the greatest but a pretty cool story with a crazy ending

I wasn’t really sure what I was getting into with this group of films. They’ve been on my watchlist for some time and I was reliably informed they were cosmic horror gems. I will say I’m pleased I waited until I watched three of them to get my thoughts down as the context of its half-sequels is invaluable to understanding this first one. By itself, this is probably a three star film. An over ambitious but wonderfully intentional micro-budget horror that impresses more for its make-do attitude than it’s actually content. 

Pulling back, with the context of the proceeding two films, it reveals itself as an interesting slice of the jigsaw puzzle. The thinly drawn mysticism and seemingly random plot elements are satisfyingly (to my mind anyway) addressed in The Endless, the setups with no pay off are indeed paid off. You can also appreciate its intent a little better. It’s thin on genuine scares and marketing it as a pure horror would be disingenuous. What it actually is is a tight, actually very funny, little thriller. Its cosmic horror undertones and explicit finale are more than enough to justify the unanswered questions and, as an introduction to this world, it’s a lot of fun.

I wasn’t really sure what I was getting into with this group of films. They’ve been on my watchlist for some time and I was reliably informed they were cosmic horror gems. I will say I’m pleased I waited until I watched three of them to get my thoughts down as the context of its half-sequels is invaluable to understanding this first one. By itself, this is probably a three star film. An over ambitious but wonderfully intentional micro-budget horror that impresses more for its make-do attitude than it’s actually content. 

Pulling back, with the context of the proceeding two films, it reveals itself as an interesting slice of the jigsaw puzzle. The thinly drawn mysticism and seemingly random plot elements are satisfyingly (to my mind anyway) addressed in The Endless, the setups with no pay off are indeed paid off. You can also appreciate its intent a little better. It’s thin on genuine scares and marketing it as a pure horror would be disingenuous. What it actually is is a tight, actually very funny, little thriller. Its cosmic horror undertones and explicit finale are more than enough to justify the unanswered questions and, as an introduction to this world, it’s a lot of fun.

Y entonces al final supe que el monstruo soy yo por querer algo de terror de ellos.

Y entonces al final supe que el monstruo soy yo por querer algo de terror de ellos.