How It Ends

The comedy worked for me fitfully; the drama didn't work for me at all.

An amiable and appealing little comedy. It's sweet, sometimes a little melancholy, and sometimes hopeful.

The film plays as a series of perfectly enjoyable sketches strung together, an excuse for veteran actors to chew on playful dialogue.

The comedy is pitched at such a low volume that it's difficult to hear.

Even at a relatively brief 82 minutes, many viewers may find themselves checking their watches and wondering what could possibly be keeping that meteor.

The end-of-the-world genre has enjoyed some new beginnings of late. "How It Ends" is one of the more thoughtful and fun of these one-way tickets.

If there was ever a perfect time for Lister-Jones and Wein’s feature How it Ends, it would be now.

Both an extremely dry, metaphysical comedy about coming to terms with yourself at the end of the world and an incredibly sharp satire about the vapidness of many Los Angelenos.

But necessity is the mother of invention, and Lister-Jones (who is wonderful in the lead role – as is Cailee Spaeny as her younger self) and Wein have made brilliant use of those very restrictions to create something that feels genuinely quite unique.

How It Ends is an inoffensive, light, entertaining character-study that ultimately accomplishes its goal of being a fun introspection on the protagonist’s life.