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The End of the Tour (2015)

July. 31,2015
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The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'

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ThiefHott
2015/07/31

Too much of everything

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Noutions
2015/08/01

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

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Reptileenbu
2015/08/02

Did you people see the same film I saw?

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Geraldine
2015/08/03

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

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gregtheproduct
2015/08/04

Yet another movie about a really, really smart subject that could only appeal to really, really dumb people. Jason Segal as David Foster Wallace in what might be the worst casting of our lifetimes.

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merelyaninnuendo
2015/08/05

The End Of The TourA small proportion of the movies that are made relies on pure content, conversation or tales and this is definitely one of them. The End Of The Tour is smartly executed but more of the work here is done by the writers and the two lead actors on screen for almost the whole runtime of the movie. But what lacks here is a touch of cinema or a bit of drama too for the audience to not only glued onto the seats but also to root the characters floating around it. Jason is good in his role but Jesse is the key to enrich the soul that The End Of The Tour seeks.

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Bofsensai
2015/08/06

What can I add than to warn: if you think the art form of film should primarily be about the visual - acting can be appreciated in the theatre - where this rightly belongs - then, this effort simply fails: it's tedious to watch: nothing of import or dramatic really ever happens: merely two talking heads (á la 'My Dinner with Andre' style) - yet intriguing (occasionally) to listen to, if only for Segel delivering the lines that supposedly the real DFW author shared with Rolling Stone's Lipsky. But that's the problem: it reminded me of the sort of compilation of leftovers and demos etc that rock bands put together to scrape the barrel after their demise from glory: occasional gems (one on, ah, 'self pleasuring' in particular! - see the quotes sidebar :-), but otherwise, mostly underwhelming dross. Then, true if Segel is the stand out in delivering those lines, but as his interlocutor interviewer, JE once again delivers unfortunately one of his characteristic tic ridden, nervy, too fast paced throwaway whiny lines, which with the regular effete laughter he interjects into almost every response to Segel's DFW life observations, just left me irritated, unable to concentrate on any of those supposed pearls of wisdom JS/DFW confided.But perhaps the major complaint / letdown by director and scriptwriter was that, as DFW tragically committed suicide, and these transcripts were published posthumously, we get no insight or revelation or indeed any sort of real reference for why such a waste of talent occurred - other than hinted at (mere?) loneliness … which seemed either lazy or contemptuous of Ponsoldt and Marguilies, respectively! In short, of far less importance than it (they? Ponsoldt, Margulies - Lipsky?!!) would have you think it is.

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kosmasp
2015/08/07

I didn't even know this was based on a real "event"/story/interview. And everything surrounding it. But the movie does feel very real and the dialog is really good. The pace is obviously very slow and the "realism" of it all may take its toll on some viewers. It's not really everyone's cup of tea.The acting is really good, silent and very subtle. I haven't read the interview or anything that was written about those couple of days the two met. But I feel like the movie is giving a good impression of what happened back then. If a camera where running back then (a hidden one), this may have been the result of it. Very natural, very understated but well made

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