Love, Lawsuits, And Lively Drama: Unpacking 'it Ends With Us'

A movie that has been grabbing headlines in recent months is It Ends with Us. If you didnt catch it on the big screen last year, it is now showing on Netflix.

Based on the 2016 romance novel of the same title by Colleen Hoover, the film stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni , who also wears the directors hat.

Sadly, this movie got more attention for the post-release drama between Lively and Baldoni, with the two expected to face off in court on March 9, 2026. But more on that in a bit.

Lets first talk about the movie, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

It opens with Lily Bloom Lively visiting her hometown in Maine for her father Andrews funeral. Her mother nags her about her speech but when it came to delivering the eulogy, she walked off..