pietknudsen This movie really captured what David Foster Wallace stood for, its not flashy and easy entertainment but deep and interesting content to get great meaning from. The conversations are two great minds sharing an insight into the mind of creative minds growing up in a world of consumption. If you like thinking about society, people, and another perspective on life this movie is amazing, but if you are looking for the next die hard or another pointless actionmovie this is not for you.

PWNYCNY Two men spend time together, ostensibly for business, but each with ulterior motives which are revealed as the story progresses. The two men are David Lipsky, a reporter for Rolling Stone, and David Wallace, a writer who just wrote a critically acclaimed novel. The tension mounts as both men try to gain dominance over the other. In this case the domination is not physical but intellectual and emotional. Each call out the other's failings, fears and hypocrisy. Both become enmeshed in each other's business. Lipsky finds himself answering as many questions as he asks as Wallace finds himself going on the defensive to avoid having to deal with subjects that to him are too personal and off-bounds. Yet, defensive barriers crumble and both men are able to speak to each other with a frankness that is evidence of real friendship. This is a wonderful movie.

Karla Enriquez I found a Jason Segel very profound and great in that character, Jesse it was a little bit flat, another factor against Jesse was that his character was quite annoying. Although I respect his work seems that this person cost him enough work. This movie really sells the idea of ​​reading to this writer in a deeper way where his life is part of his stories. After seeing the film I came up with a need to know more about David Foster Wallace and really seems to be an author who has not popularized enough his way of thinking, despite that talk about popular culture. It is a great way to discover a great American writer who should be read especially by the young people and the culture of consuming and throwing, mental fast food.

brando647 There was a lot of positive buzz surrounding THE END OF THE TOUR and I don't know that I've ever seen Jason Segal in anything close to a dramatic role, so it was only a matter of time before I got around to watching it. I was also totally unfamiliar with the work of David Foster Wallace; I don't know that I'd even heard of "Infinite Jest" before this movie came around. Thankfully, you don't need to be preloaded with any of this knowledge to enjoy director James Ponsoldt's THE END OF THE TOUR, a delightfully engaging biographical slice of life. Told from the perspective of Rolling Stone journalist David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg), the film follows him as he joins Wallace (Jason Segal) on the final stop of his book tour for "Infinite Jest". The two of them travel to Minneapolis together as Lipsky documents the journey for his article, and the two of them straddle a fine line between interviewer/subject, friends, and fellow writers. The movie gives some interesting insight into Wallace as a person and might even shed some light on the thought process behind "Infinite Jest", though I wouldn't know because I tried reading the novel after having seen the movie and only got as far as 185 pages or so before I had to set it down indefinitely. But this isn't a book review; I am here to share what I thought of Ponsoldt's film and the short version would be that it feels very personal.The majority of the film is just Eisenberg and Segal in assorted discussions set in a sequence of set pieces. This is a dialogue and performance driven film. Remember, it's a biographical pic about an author, not a war veteran. THE END OF THE TOUR is based on the real Lipsky's memoir where he discusses the time he spent with Wallace, getting to the core of what made this best-selling author tick. From what the movie offers, Wallace is a fascinating individual. He's soft spoken, intelligent, and can come across as stand-offish if you aren't familiar with him. He's a troubled man with a problematic past that he's worked to overcome but, at least in the context of the film, the question is what sort of demons the man wrestled with. Lipsky knows he will have to ask the tough questions at some point if he wants his article to see the light of day, but it's not so easy to broach those subjects when the two of them seem to hit it off pretty well from the start. Still, it's not long before Wallace is reminded that Lipsky is a man with an agenda. He's here for an interview and he can shape it in any way he pleases, and there's always a lingering tension over what Wallace feels comfortable discussing as a result. Segal does a phenomenal job as Wallace, disappearing into the character with ease. Once he dons the bandanna, glasses, and long hair, Segal adopts a softer voice and a social awkwardness and the character of Wallace emerges.I don't know that I'm as keen on Eisenberg as I am Segal, but I'm having a hard time deciding if it has anything to do with his performance or if it's just that I don't like his character. Honestly, it might just be that. I find that I sympathize with Wallace so much that I'm just as anxious about Lipsky's intentions as he is. He's not a bad person; in fact, he arrives in Illinois to find Wallace with an air of excitement. To him, Wallace is a celebrity and a man who's succeeded in the same field Lipsky hopes to break in to (i.e. writing). I believe the film implies Lipsky has only recently started at Rolling Stone so Wallace (the first author to be interviewed for the magazine) might be his big break in addition to giving him a chance to pick the man's brain on the most successful novel of the period. The two of them have an interesting chemistry together and it makes the film what it is. It was also intriguing enough that I wanted to know more about Wallace once it was over. He seemed like such a complex person, I'm curious to learn what drove him to his eventual suicide. Like I said, I wasn't able to get too far into "Infinite Jest" on my first attempt but every time I watch THE END OF THE TOUR I go back and read a little further. I would certainly recommend the movie to any interested party; if anything about what I've mentioned sounds at all of interest to you, I think it's worth checking out.