The End Of The Tour

2015 • 106 minutės

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THE END OF THE TOUR tells the story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter and novelist David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel), which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s groundbreaking epic novel, “Infinite Jest.” As the days go on, a tenuous yet intense relationship seems to develop between journalist and subject. The two men bob and weave around each other, sharing laughs and also possibly revealing hidden frailties – but it’s never clear how truthful they are being with each other. Ironically, the interview was never published, and five days of audiotapes were packed away in Lipsky’s closet. The two men did not meet again. The film is based on Lipsky’s critically acclaimed memoir “Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace” about this unforgettable encounter, written following Wallace’s 2008 suicide. Both Segel and Eisenbeg reveal great depths of emotion in their performances and the film is directed with humor and tenderness by Sundance vet James Ponsoldt from Pulitizer Prize winner Donald Margulies’ insightful and heartbreaking screenplay.

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The movie writing, direction, and acting all culminate in a perfect description and possibly personification of the life of David Foster Wallace from and outside perspective. All geniuses are wrought with the heavy pain of genius. There's something that people tend to attribute to genius and that's happiness. Geniuses are in rare cases ever happy because, with their higher understanding, for them to be happy they have to have something greater then what can ever be obtained. David Wallace needed that something greater and you can see that lust, desire, and pain in the eyes of the actor. Jason Segel, as someone who has no personal knowledge of the actor, is a happy individual and so the intense pain you see in his eyes in this movie is a testament to his ability to act and act with such real emotions that his eyes tell the story without words being uttered. His counter in the movie Jesse Eisenberg is perfect and captivating in way that you never thought pure jealousy could be. Throughout the movie you will catch Jesse Eisenberg stealing looks at the man he is wishing to become and that jealously is perfectly conveyed through the script and the direction. This movie is excellent.

Incredible Movie. Made me not only feel for DFW, but made me feel I was him. Somewhat like how his work makes you feel. A deep need to be sincere while being desperately afraid of being misconstrued in a world that wants to do exactly that. Beautiful cinematography. Don't watch this if you want a more traditionally American plot. Both actors also did well, especially liked the portrayal of all the Midwesterners in the film.

This movie is wonderful. An amazing journey both on screen and for the viewer. But seriously, I can't get over all the brand new cars in multiple scenes. It just kills the continuity and distracts me from everything else.. I know I'm nitpicking, but it's one small thing I wish they would've accounted for, especially after going to the trouble of getting 90's Pepsi cans.