Their love, however, is not hindered by the standard problems of monogamy (geography, intimacy, compatibility, etc), but class. Of course the two run into some complications, as all relationships do. One-minute an introverted, taciturn daddy’s daughter, the next a borderline nymphomaniac who disrespects her parents, investing her entire self into a boy she just met. It’s natural for any teenager to be curious in something many of her fellow classmates have already dabbled in, but the malleability of this character lacks any sort of verisimilitude. If Feste and Safran’s goal was to make Hugh a robotically diabolic husband and father with no signs of humanity, than they succeeded.Īlso baffling is Jade’s turn from virginal high schooler to sexual hedonist. In an attempt to paint this character as some sort of villain, Hugh not only pathologically lies and yells at his family, but succumbs to infidelity. Hugh descends from a concerned parent to a nefarious one, hiring a private detective to look into David’s past while constantly being condescending for no legitimate reason. Plus, what good father is not at least a little concerned about the entrance of another man in his daughter’s life?īut then the film decides to eschew naturalism and honesty, diluting the situation until it no longer bares any resemblance to reality. His complaints are reasonable: she’ll be leaving in two weeks for an internship, why bother investing herself in someone so soon before she has to pack up and leave? Moreover Jade has never been romantically involved with anyone prior to David – and so Hugh’s reservations about the whole relationship are natural. From the get go, Jade’s father Hugh – scarred by the death of his oldest son for years ago – has his qualms with her entangling herself in David. This story takes a sour turn after the sunny opening 25-minutes.įeste and co-writer Joshua Safran soon decide that Endless Love need not be a romantic film, but a conniving and contrived one. Happiness and excitement is in air as the two embark on the type of whimsical summer most teenagers’ can only dreams of.
They run and scream and dance in the summer wind, laughing and making love as they please. The two young lovers soon begin a courtship of sorts.
Conversely David (although smart enough to receive a 2020 on his SAT) has no collegiate aspirations, instead deciding to work at his father’s car shop. Jade is an exquisite beauty – shy and ambitious – with plans to attend Brown and study pre-med (like her father) in the fall.
The two attractive and compatible teenagers who fall for each other at first sight, Jade Butterfield ( Gabriella Wilde) and David Elliot ( Alex Pettyfer) the disapproving father ( Bruce Greenwood) and the pragmatic mother ( Joely Richardson) the rebellious brother ( Rhys Wakefield) who constantly disappoints the patriarch of the family and the limbo-like summer between high school graduation and college where one’s future appears to be infinite.Īll the necessary pieces for a predictable, but sweet love story are in place. That it is being sold as the next The Notebook is unsurprising, as director/co-writer Shana Feste’s trite and sappy sophomore effort contains the necessary components to dupe unassuming customers. This is a vile and manipulative film about an abnormally malicious father and his unhealthy relationship with his daughter.
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About halfway through Endless Love I made the unnerving revelation that this is, in fact, not a movie about young love, first love, or any kind of love.
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