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Should you watch Endless Love (1981)? Yes, but not for a cozy date night. Watch it as a cultural artifact. Watch it for the golden-hour cinematography that will make you jealous of 1980s film stock. Watch it for Brooke Shields looking like a Pre-Raphaelite painting. Watch it for Martin Hewitt’s beautifully unhinged performance that swings from puppy love to psychotic break in 90 minutes. endless love 1981
, in his film debut, had the impossible task of making David sympathetic. Hewitt has the cheekbones of a fallen angel and the eyes of a lost puppy, but his performance is so one-note—intense stare, trembling lip, breathless monologue—that David never reads as "tragic romantic." He reads as a time bomb. When he finally snaps, the audience feels less sorrow and more relief that someone is finally calling the police. **The) **Hew ** romance **to the Their travels
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David is sent to a psychiatric hospital. Upon his release, his obsession continues, leading to further family tragedy and his eventual re-arrest. Watch it for the golden-hour cinematography that will