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End of Sentence

Play trailer 1:54 Poster for End of Sentence Released May 29, 2020 1h 36m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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After being released from prison, a young man reluctantly embarks on a journey with his estranged father to spread his mother's ashes in her native Ireland.
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Steered by a pair of powerful lead performances, End of Sentence is a road trip movie that takes audiences on a satisfying emotional journey.

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Mark Kermode Kermode & Mayo's Film Review Restrained in comparison, low-key...Hawkes is a main reason to see it... May 10, 2021 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) It's occasionally tougher than it sounds, and Hawkes and Lerman are fine in their oppositional roles. But it's all so familiar, and the progress so predictable. Rated: 2/5 May 8, 2021 Full Review Clarisse Loughrey Independent (UK) End of Sentence still delivers in its final moments, thanks to Hawkes and Lerman's ability to carve meaning into the spaces between words. Rated: 3/5 May 7, 2021 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies There is a lot to like about Elfar Adalsteins’ debut effort - a movie about two hurting souls, past family trauma, and the importance of communication. Rated: 4/5 Aug 20, 2022 Full Review Paul Whitington Irish Independent Grounded acting and a decent storyline make it watchable, and John Hawke is superb as the repressed and unfailingly decent Frank. Rated: 3/5 Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Aine O'Connor Sunday Independent (Ireland) End of Sentence is not a wildly original story, but it does have some nice original details. It wriggles into unexpected places. Rated: 4/5 Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Emilliano Jr S Heart warming, tear jerker adventure drama. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/19/23 Full Review wayne m End of Sentence is a very well made, well acted film with a good central story that sort of loses its way a bit in the final third. Sean Fogle is a young man just released from an Alabama prison. Before he was released his mother passed after a long battle with cancer. His father picks him up upon his release but Sean has major problems with Frank stemming over many years of issues. But Sean's mother wanted her ashes spread in her native Ireland, reluctantly Sean accompanies Frank on the journey which becomes a rather toxic road trip. This is a film about recrimination and lost moments, anchored by two wonderful performances from Logan Lerman and John Hawkes. It's a short and at times powerful film but it does lose track in the final third with an ill judged car chase. Overall though a film with some powerful moments. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member In a road-trip movie, all you need is to like the characters and the actors, then the relationship. I found Logan Lermon and John Hawkes extremely likeable and Sarah Bolger too hot to ignore. I'd fight with my dad to take her on a road trip in a heartbeat. Then, the music. This has to be my favourite bunch of songs after the soundtrack of Elizabethtown. This movie itself is a perfect example of how small little generic formulas can still work with sensible writing without any extravaganza. The screenplay was also moving fast enough to never let me bored or too dampened by emotion or long monologue-ish moments. But it wasn't devoid of heartwrenching revelations either. All the 3 central characters are flawed and well aware of their negatives. Despite that, they went along without pretending who they should be, which was so refreshing. It's very easy to get carried away by throwing fun lighthearted moments in a road trip drama and lose focus in the process. Actually, I do wish I could spend more time with the 3 like in many other road trip films I came across. Cz end of the day, it's all an escapade. A welcome breath of fresh air from the complexities of other genre-films. That's the only thing that may keep it distant for me from other favs in this genre. Nevertheless, being in the right mind, I certainly appreciate the 1.5 hours I spent here. All 3 actors will be on my mind onwards. End of Sentence better not become the end of the good little road trip dramas. Thank God, it's not a comedy! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review andrei d Needs more Sarah Bolger Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Well, looking at the critic's and the audience's reviews, I just can say it is very overrated. It shows a too simple story that fails to captivate the spectator. The cast didn't make it more interesting. The plot is cliched and predictable and if you're expecting some great inspirational lessons from this road trip you are very mistaken, don't fool yourself. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Sean gets out of jail and his father, Frank, picks him up. He has promised his now deceased wife to spread her ashes with they're son in Ireland. The relationship is not the best but they do take the trip. Will the relationship turn into something better or is it to hard to heal? Well, not the most original plot but it's just fine, I guess. The execution is mostly mediocre and it has that typical "now we need an uplifting scene" and the darker ones. Not very hard to predict and very straight forward and safe. Not a disaster, but nothing special either. Fine acting, though. 5 out of 10 urnes. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After being released from prison, a young man reluctantly embarks on a journey with his estranged father to spread his mother's ashes in her native Ireland.
Director
Elfar Adalsteins
Producer
Elfar Adalsteins, David Collins, Sigurjon Sighvatsson
Screenwriter
Michael Armbruster
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Production Co
Samson Films, Berserk Films, MovieExtras, Palomar Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 29, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 27, 2020
Runtime
1h 36m
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