Open wide and still claustrophobic
It is a bit strange how an open road can feel claustrophobic, but it does.
It is a well acted movie, and while the plot is only there to allow for character exploration, and you never truly get to learn a whole lot about the actual setting, that's part of the idea. Resolutions are optional in such stories.
The movie is by no means bad, but it is not one I will revisit and rewatch....
It Ends
A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding. Cramped together inside a Jeep Cherokee and with the miles stretching infinitely ahead, they face a choice: embrace their new existence or fight to escape it.
"Some wrong turns last forever."
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In the interest of full disclosure up front, I’ll do my best to assess this release without being overly unkind. To be honest, this debut feature from writer-director Alexander Ullom has almost assuredly earned itself a spot on my “Worst of 2026” list. Loosely based on the 1944 existentialist stage play *No Exit* by Jean-Paul Sartre, “It Ends” tells the story of four twenty-something friends (a term I use loosely) (Phinehas Yoon, Mitchell Cole, Akira Jackson, Noah Toth) who embark on a late-night drive but soon find themselves lost on a never-ending highway through a thickly forested...