Critic Reviews

• Drew Hunt, Chicago Reader

  Creative people often mistakenly assume that the trials of their profession are compelling.

• Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times

  "The End of Love" is an exceptionally intimate, human-scaled picture. It's also quite a special piece of work.

• Andy Webster, New York Times

  Mr. Webber, a skilled actor, has not devised a narrative with sufficient momentum or tension to sustain much interest.

• Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

  There is plenty of evidence that Webber has something significant to say, and the gifts with which to express himself. Once he's ready to commit fully to his own vision, there's no end to what he might accomplish.

• Charlie Schmidlin, Chicago Sun-Times

  Mark Webber's "The End of Love" connects and lingers by making incredible effort seem natural.

• Rex Reed, New York Observer

  There are some lovely and moving things here, but over the long haul it's more like watching an hour and a half of someone's weekend trip to Knott's Berry Farm.

• Jeremy Mathews, Paste Magazine

  Those willing to drift along with it will find a compelling character study about a man coming to terms with himself, his son, and the people who enter their lives.

• S. Jhoanna Robledo, Common Sense Media

  Single dad's struggles are poignant, somewhat mature.

• Sam Adams, AV Club

  Shot with tiny digital cameras to minimize the sense of intrusion, The End Of Love sometimes feels like a home movie, but that's also the source of its strength.

• Brian Orndorf, Blu-ray.com

  Webber appears to be making an audition tape with his second directorial effort, using screen time to display a range of moods and dramatic encounters that could go on to secure future jobs for the actor.

• Erik Childress, eFilmCritic.com

  Not sure if The End of Love's Mark Webber got that callback from Paul Thomas Anderson, but the Mark Webber who made The End of Love deserves to be getting a few.

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