"Malcolm & Marie took me on a roller coaster of emotions from start to finish. It was passionate, raw, and funny (at times), yet at the same time, it was volatile, triggering, and all-consuming. It goes without saying that Zendaya and John David Washington delivered an Oscar-worthy performance, but I just have a bone to pick about that ending. Actually, I don't even think I can call it that because there was no real resolution.
After a long night of verbally and emotionally tearing each other apart, Zendaya and Washington's characters get back into bed and wake up the next morning like the night never happened. Excuse me, what? Instead, I would have preferred if Marie had left Malcolm and walked away from the relationship, especially after that infamous bathtub scene. I'm not someone who usually needs a happy ending, but in this case, it's clear that Marie and Malcolm bring out the worst in each other and we all know how those relationships usually end, right? I just really want and need Marie to heal." — Monica Sisavat, celebrity & entertainment editor