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Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

merelyaninnuendo 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.

Brodie Burns I hadn't read Infinite Jest, nor had I heard of either of these two people before, but something about this movie pulled me to rent it from my local Redbox. What I gathered was that this movie was a movie about dialogue, about conversation, and that it had a sense of realness to it. It seemed genuine, it seemed human, and it seemed to simply be a movie that consists of two guys talking about life. I'm so glad it was what I thought it would be.This movie speaks about loneliness, fame, depression, social strategies, perceptions, insecurities, and many other things that are ripe for honest conversation. It reminds me of great conversations that I've had with some of my friends. I went into a movie theater, sat down alone, and watched a movie that felt about as natural as if I were lying on a bed next to a friend discussing the intricacies of life. As a person who often feels great loneliness this movie really connected with me, but at the same time it made me feel like I was hanging out with these dudes and not so alone at all. Even though Lipsky was almost always recording their conversations, it still felt so natural. Especially those elusive moments where he wasn't. Those moments where it didn't feel like an interview in the slightest, it just felt like two people really opening up to each other.I found myself laughing several times during this movie, from the "oh, you're paying?" *grabs more goodies from the convenience store* moment to their escort around town almost condescendingly questioning his choice of outfit to a radio interview to which he replies just as I would. The humor was great and added another strong element to the formula that makes this movie so good.This movie to me is the perfect movie to watch by yourself. Put away your phone, put away what it is to be seen by anyone else, and just immerse yourself in it. Feel the humanity that is movie is made of. Be in the room with David and David. I'm really not a big reader, but this movie kind of makes me want to read Infinite Jest.The acting and cinematography were notably fantastic.This is a movie about humanity, this is a movie about loneliness. This movie is a lot of things, but at it's core it's a movie of humanity, of conversation between two people about their lives in the world we live in. Sit down, have a giant diet Rite and have a conversation with this movie. It's a conversation that is one of the best I've ever had.

CriticGirl91 This is one of those films that fits into the very welcome genre of realistic films. It is picked from life, with no added drama. Plus, this film is unusual since it focuses more on dialogue and thought than on action.We have two absorbing characters here, both of whom are strongly intellectual. Little does our protagonist know that the man he is going to meet for an inspiring interview will leave such deep impressions on his mind, that will be a part of him forever. The characters are sketched with depth. Their ideologies is what the film is all about, and they make for interesting viewing. I was apprehensive of my own interest in the film after the first few scenes. But after going through half an hour I could not get the film to pause.Feelings of loneliness among the famous are not a new subject. But this film is much more than just that. It is about success, failings, isolation, rejection and insecurities. It portrays these most powerful human emotions in the simplest of ways. In the end, it does not seem to be about that celebrity, but about each one of us.This film is so fine that words will fall short to describe it's intricacies. A film to be experienced.

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.