Schmear’s Verdict: Despite impressive performances and meticulous design, The End is a bloated and indulgent post-apocalyptic musical that exhausts its audience with repetitive songs, unlikable characters, and an overstretched runtime.
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Joshua Oppenheimer seems to have been given carte blanche with his indulgent post-apocalyptic musical The End. Despite the involvement of over 100 producers, not a single one appears to have given the necessary notes.
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