2020 had been a great year for the genre of psychological thrillers (weirdly, 2020 itself is the biggest psychological thriller ever, keeping every moment in suspense). But the reel ones had been keeping us engaged throughout the entire quarantine period, making it less boring. The upcoming 2020 American psychological horror film I’m Thinking of Ending Things was released in select theaters on August 28, 2020, but is ready to hit the OTT platform Netflix on September 4, 2020. The film was written, directed, and produced by Charlie Kaufman, and is based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Iain Reid. The theatre release gained many favorable reviews and is much appreciated. Well, one can’t really complain because the trailer holds so much suspense and weird mysterious feelings, even the music would be giving you goosebumps.
The official description of I’m Thinking of Ending Things on Netflix goes like this, “Despite second thoughts about their relationship, a young woman takes a road trip with her new boyfriend to his family farm. Trapped at the farm during a snowstorm with Jake’s mother and father, the young woman begins to question the nature of everything she knew or understood about her boyfriend, herself, and the world.” It is an exploration of regret, longing, and the fragility of the human spirit. There’s nothing scarier than being trapped somewhere you don’t want to be. Cindy’s constant saying of ‘I’m thinking of ending things’ makes the movie even more impactful since it gives the character the space to talk about her inner psychology and happenings. She anticipates and realises that their coupledom has no future and their relationship is definitely uncertain at this time. A warning and despairing voice whispers in her head that all this is pointless but also breaking up could be pointless, too.
I’m Thinking of Ending Things stars Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad) as Jake, Jessie Buckley (Chernobyl) as Cindy, Toni Collette (Little Miss Sunshine) as Suzie, David Thewlis (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) as Dean, Guy Boyd as Janitor, Colby Minifie as Yvonne, Jason Ralph as Young Man, Ashlyn Alessi, Abby Quinn, and Hadley Robinson as Tulsey Town Employees, and Oliver Platt.