The Upside: Since Webber and Isaac are actually father and son, their comfortable rapport shines on screen and while Webber turns in a strong performance here, it is Isaac who steals all the scenes he is in whether he is talking or simply looking at the camera with his big blue eyes. With The End of Love, Webber creates a moving story of what it means to live after loss and how even in the face of such a tragedy, you must keep moving forward and hopefully learn something in the process. When Mark’s money troubles have him facing eviction, he seems to hit rock bottom and in what seems like a cruel moment of inflicting the pain he is feeling on an innocent creature, Mark turns it into an opportunity to teach Isaac about the difference between life and death and how it will always affect their life. Isaac, on the other hand, starts calling Lydia “mommy” and when Mark buys him a goldfish, Isaac settles on the name “mommy” for the fish as well. Although intoxicated each time, we start to realize that Mark is desperate for affection. The same thing happens while hooking up with one of his exes as a party. While on a “date” with Lydia, as soon as things start to escalate, Mark begins telling her he loves her. Mark is longing for affection while Isaac is longing for a mother. As the narrative winds on, it becomes clear that both Mark and Isaac are missing something. Although Mark lives with two roommates (who seem more than understanding about living with a two-year-old), he is not pulling his weight in rent, which sends Mark asking one of his friends (yet another “cameo” by Jason Ritter) for help.Īfter stopping at a kid’s play place, Mark meets the owner, Lydia ( Shannyn Sossamon), and the two seem to hit it off, bonding over their kids. ![]() ![]() Losing roles no longer just means Mark may not get a good part, it means he is losing money to support himself and Isaac. ![]() While the casting director seems understanding about Isaac’s presence in the room, the actress Mark is reading against, Amanda Seyfried (playing herself), seems less than pleased and it quickly becomes clear that Mark’s dreams of becoming an actor may be over. As Mark and Isaac start their day, the absence of a mother (or a partner) in Mark’s life becomes clear, with Mark having to take Isaac with him on a big audition. The camera focuses in on Isaac and sets up the focus of the film on the little boy in the first few frames. The End of Love opens with Mark ( Mark Webber) and his son, Isaac (played by Webber’s real-life son), waking up. It is hard enough to be a single father, but when you are trying to juggle those responsibilities along with pursuing your dream of being an actor, things are made all the more complicated.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |