Endless Love Plot Review -Spoilers-

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This is not a review of the quality of the movie. It is instead a critique of the story and no I don't have a clue what I'm talking about.

MOVIE TITLE: Endless Love (2014)

Directed by: Shana Feste

Authors page: LINK

Based on the Novel written by: Scott Spencer

*Note- Don't care to read the book or see the older movie*

Plot issues:

Fist I'd like to say that the lead actors do a decent job. The actual characters themselves are annoying, shallow, and quite frankly weak.

The whole plot is centered around the parents, primarily father who is extremely controlling due to issues unrelated to the main character daughter.

The main love interest is a walking Ken Doll (tm) and is totally in love for no other reason than the plot. He is weak and goaded into several conflicts or issues that he simply didn't have to be in, such as punching the dad. Further he is entirely irrational, as he has some impossible pure and noble form of love that is only possible in wish fulfillment. He wasn't supposed to be a 'real person' in a way and I'm actually okay with that.

I felt like the main character did a terrible job as her conflict resolution was just a hackneyed Hamlet. She never stood up to her father for years and made her impending independence harder by not facing her problems head on.

The worst part of the movie in my opinion is the way that the father overcame his issues on his on after a totally avoidable series of events resulting in a fire.

Irrationally and without explanation, the father suddenly realizes the error of his ways and robs his daughter the chance to grow and confront her dad. It was stupid, and it robbed the audience a valuable lesson in standing up to people.

Final note- The movie totally ripped off Ferris Bueller at one point. That, with the hamlet-esque main characters it just smacks of derivative and mindless work.

I would not recommend.