The End of the Tour

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Jonathan K I mean, I liked it, sure. The script was pretty good and it’s definitely an actor’s movie. The performances were solid, not stellar, but good, and you do feel like you get to know the characters. There’s a good sense of who they are, and some of the dialogue brings up interesting ideas that make you think. The characters have complexity and messiness, which was one of the cooler parts of the writing. The shoe thing though (iykyk)... far too enigmatic for my taste. And ultimately, I think kind of distracting to try and make sense of. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/26/25 Full Review Mason M I'm not all too familiar with the works of David Foster Wallace, but he's from my hometown, so I felt that I should give this a watch to get to know him better. And I was very pleased with this film, I really enjoyed it. Jesse Eisenberg does a great job as always in the lead role, and Segal gives a surprisingly good performance as Wallace. Nothing much really happens in this film, but the dialogues and conversations between the two were fascinating. And I was very pleased by this film's direction, since I did not like James Ponsoldt's other effort that I've seen, The Spectacular Now. That film felt very lifeless to me, but this felt immensely real, human, and emotional. It's pretty well shot too, and the music is great. But the real highlight of the film is the complexities of the two leads, both characters were incredibly interesting and enjoyable to watch, and their dynamic throughout was amazing. I don't know much about Wallace, but The End of the Tour was an amazing and incredibly human film. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/07/25 Full Review Ernest B Frontrunner for the "best movie with the worst casting decision" re: Jason Segal as DFW. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/11/25 Full Review Dave S For those interested in delving into the psyche of David Foster Wallace, one of the great literary minds of the last forty years, The End of the Tour will be satisfying viewing. For those who have never heard of Wallace or have not read his seminal opus Infinite Jest, the movie will either be a great introduction to a great writer or, more likely, a monumental bore. Jesse Eisenberg plays David Lipsky, a journalist from Rolling Stone, who travels to the American Midwest to interview the enigmatic Wallace (Jason Segel) as he wraps up his book tour for the recently released Infinite Jest. Despite consisting of almost two hours of talking heads, the movie is consistently compelling due to the great performances from the leads, plenty of smart dialogue, and the fact that both characters have tremendous depth. Or you’ll find the talking heads painfully dull. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review Alec B Despite the very good performances and the often engaging discussions I found the final product a bit too rose-tinted and sentimental in it's depiction of Wallace. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/13/23 Full Review the s I feel like David Foster Wallace would have hated this movie and that really says it all, dunnit? There's way too much awkwardness and neuroticism put on display here between the 2 characters…to the point of it moving behind a story of a character study into a display of caricatures. And we don't really need the excessive awkwardness…it feels implied but it's exaggerated. Ultimately it feels like a movie that just didn't need to be made. Wallace was brilliant in hos observations of the human condition and this movie tries to dissect something that is best left unexplored. College students who haven't read Infinite Jest will enjoy it as a vignette of early-aughts pop culture but it doesn't really fill any gaps or provide any clarity to an author who seemed to enjoy muddying the waters. And sometimes the myths are more interesting than the truth. But even though depression and genius may go hand in hand sometimes, it doesn't need to be peeled back for the layers to all be examined. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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