The End of the Tour

  • 2015


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Average Rating 4.0/5
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4.2
You really forget youre watching Jason Segel.He simply becomes someone else. Av Club
1.5
Did you know you can flag iffy content Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kids entertainment guide. Common Sense Media
4.5
Thought provoking and achingly beautiful, this is cinematic philosophy, eulogy and celebration all at once, presented without adornment but neverthele .. We Got This Covered
3.5
Movies about writers can be notorious slogs but, amazingly, The End of the Tour is not one of those films. Austin Chronicle
4.5
For one thing, the actors Jason Segel (as Wallace) and Jesse Eisenberg (as Lipsky) offer a study in contrasts: Segels nonchalance is so at odds with E .. Austin Chronicle
4.0
Like the black monolith in 2001, late novelist David Foster Wallaces Infinite Jest casts a long shadow over the chatty, sharply observed The End of th .. Time Out
4.5
The End Of The Tour may seem like a modest, talky affair, but its also a rich and enveloping journey. Screen Daily
4.5
Ponsoldt and Segel embrace those flaws, and in so doing provide a touching film thats not a dedication or celebration, but a powerful portrait of a sa .. Collider
4.5
The tour in The End of the Tour is David Foster Wallaces 1996 multicity promotion for his epic novel Infinite Jest, a fractured portrait of a manic cu .. Vulture
3.8
The most fascinating thing about it is how each side of it seems to be happening in a different storytelling genre. Rogerebert
4.5
So many other filmmakers would have amplified Wallaces perceived misanthropy and delivered a cynical film about writing and writers. Rogerebert
4.0
What makes The End of the Tour unique as a biopic (if you can even call it that) is its slice of life approach. IGN
4.5
The End of the Tour is a powerful cautionary tale about fame, addiction, and all the evils inherent in the American Dream. The Young Folks
5.0
Even with the greatest script ever written, a film like The End Of The Tour doesnt work unless it features the right actors so you can imagine that th .. Cinema Blend
4.5
Much of the film is just conversations between Lipsky and Wallace, but the result is utterly fascinating. JoBlo
1.3
But The End of the Tour is disgraceful.It feels like its towing out the real Wallaces ghost to perform some soppy parody of himself. The Globe And Mail
4.4
The sheer pleasure of being a fly on the wall in the diner booths, hotel rooms, and cars where Wallace and Lipsky batted around words and concepts is .. Philly
5.0
It is quite remarkable how many feature films have been made about writers. Spirituality And Practice
3.5
But though for most it will succeed more as an exceptional acting showcase than as a revealing portrait of the artist as a young man, its nonetheless .. One Guys Opinion
4.4
But The End of the Tour still manages fireworks and beautiful insights into the personas writers build for themselves, and how even intensive interrog .. Rogers Movie Nation
3.8
10 1 7 / 10 The End of the Tour isnt a bio pic of the late author, David Foster Wallace. Blu Ray
4.4
The film doesnt tell us.It doesnt need to, and more importantly, it doesnt particularly want to. Mark Reviews Movies
3.8
Eisenberg and Segel give great performances and the dialog is dense, thoughtful and meaningful.This is a movie for book lovers. Lariat
4.0
Their crackling chemistry is essential for a film that finds all of its action in conversation. News Review
4.4
As the details accumulate, so does the power of the film, an illuminating meditation on art and life that hits you hard with its ferocity and feeling. .. Rolling Stone
2.5
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t .. Pop Matters
4.5
What it has to say about the act of creation, not to mention the act of talking about it to an interviewer, is rich and fascinating. The Wrap
3.8
For a certain kind of young, creative intellectual, however, the movie will have the powerful pull of fantasy. News Day
3.8
Tour stars Jason Segel as David Foster Wallace and Jesse Eisenberg as the Rolling Stone journalist profiling him. Cs Monitor
2.0
The End of the Tour is one of those films that you keep waiting to begin. Film Journal
4.5
Its a lot of talking, but listening this movies words is an absolute joy. Az Central
3.0
Despite the depiction of rivalry and discomfort, its tone is not harsh; theres something restrained and carefully poignant about the film and the ruef .. Smh
4.5
Too much might have been revealed.The End of the Tour is the kind of film I suspect will grow on me over time (its less than 24 hours since I saw it) .. Mountain X
2.0
But Segel stretches impressively beyond expectations in The End of the Tour, an intriguing if not altogether convincing film. Npr
5.0
The sweetly touching score by Danny Elfman is ideal for this low key tale. Star Tribune
4.2
Its a profoundly moving story about a towering talent who seemed to feel too much and judge himself too harshly to stick around for long. What a shame .. Ew
3.5
I admit, I have not read The Infinite Jest, but that proves no bar to enjoying Ponsoldts film, which is more interested in what lies beneath the skin .. Eye For Film
3.5
Theres not much revealing insight, however, and the challenge for the audience is deciding which of these men is the more authentic and honest. Susang Ranger
3.1
It does well in using dialogue to shape its escalating tete a tete, but the filmmaking is too fuzzy to expand on those ideas. Slant Magazine
5.0
But to appraise The End of the Tour as a portrait of a tortured genius too fine for this world is to risk missing the point of the film. Washington Post
4.5
Its ultimately a movie one of the most rigorous and thoughtful Ive seen about the ethical and existential traps our fame crazed culture sets for the t .. The New York Times
3.8
This year, Ponsoldt returns with the often moving and consistently funny The End of the Tour. The Film Stage
3.8
Many feel the film, based on Lipskys interview transcriptions, carries a ghoulish aura of opportunism.It doesnt strike me that way: It strikes me as a .. Chicago Tribune
4.4
If Segel gets any awards out of this, it would be just one more layer of irony atop an already wobbly cake, but its a committed and earnest performanc .. Boston Globe
3.8
Like an energetic terrier and a cautious great dane sussing each other up, Eisenberg and Segel are an unlikely yet perfect pairing in director James P .. Reeling Reviews
5.0
Its never too late to catch up with a film this special and satisfying. Blogs Indie Wire
3.8
But The End Of The Tour really honors two great performances, stays out of the way and yet coalesces all these great little moments in a terrifically .. Blogs Indie Wire
5.0
The performance is easily Segels best work since Freaks and Geeks, devastating strictly on its own quiet terms. Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Donald Margulies screenplay distills Lipskys material in a way thats both tender and incisive. It gets the quasi friendship between journalist and sub .. Los Angeles Times
3.5
But its awfully hard to call it a true honor to its subjects memory. Detroit News
2.0
Trouble is, what we see and hear onscreen here isnt all that great not especially revealing, poignant, funny or engaging. Variety
4.4
Picture quality isnt of the usual razor sharp, color boosted digital sheen seen on most titles, but it is faithful to the source material and presumab .. Groucho Reviews
4.0
The movie (and the two excellent actors propelling it) can often hit the same lofty heights as the best of Wallaces writing.That should be recommendat .. Herald Sun
5.0
These types of films attempt to use pure visceral force to bombard its audience in overabundance. Hey U Guys
3.8
Infinite Jests many inventions include a film so entertaining, its like Monty Pythons Killer Joke: those exposed to it end up literally amused to deat .. The Star
4.5
(Based on a true story) Review by Andrew L. Urban: First, a note about the theatrical release: the film is only scheduled to be released at Cinema Nov .. Urban Cine File
4.5
The End of the Tour is one of the finest films of the year so far and one I hope as many people see as possible. Ner Dist
4.5
I didnt expect to be blown away by a film about a writer I didnt much like. New York Post
4.4
Because the deepest ideas here are echoes of if not direct lifts from Infinite Jest, there is the slight feeling that The End of the Tour is a borrowe .. Larsen On Film
2.5
What makes the movies plot a bit wince inducing is the unsubtlety with which Lipskys book was interjected with artificial conflict for the sake of ada .. Christianity Today
4.2
But I think most people will be deeply moved by Segels heartfelt portrayal of a tortured artist who wanted so much, but was almost too afraid to ask. Patriot Ledger
4.0
Indeed, its so well done that you might forget Jason Segel is the bandana wearing one in the movie. Scmp
4.5
Either way, its a superbly acted chamber piece that will be savoured by anyone who cares about the struggle to create, and to survive. Straight
2.0
The article never ran, but Lipsky eventually turned his five day running conversation with Wallace into a book.Now, the book serves as the basis for t .. Sandiego Reader
4.0
And after so many oral fireworks, the silence is deafening.If the story isnt exactly one to remember, viewers will feel like they know these two men l .. Cinemix Tape
4.0
That doesnt excuse its own portrayal of Wallace, but it still brings the subject up. Metro New York
5.0
James Ponsoldts The End of the Tour is the rare literary film that feels spontaneous and packs a wallop.Its full of wordplayemphasis on both syllables .. Film Comment
4.5
You dont crack open a thousand page book because you heard the author was a regular guy, a journalist posits.You do it because hes brilliant. Film Comment
3.0
Ultimately though, the film feels flat and graceless, like the American landscape the writers traverse. Sbs
4.5
PARK CITY, UT: We may not see a film at this years Sundance Film Festival that gets its key casting as right as James Ponsoldts The End of the Tour do .. Flavor Wire
3.8
End of the Tour does provide a fascinating insight into the relationship between a smart, semi fawning journalist and his extremely perceptive subject .. Daily Herald
4.5
It is mostly conversation, true, and it is nothing less than a captivating interplay of ideas and emotions. Crave Online
4.4
Disheveled looking yet attractive, Segel gives one of the best performances of the year. Mercury News
4.0
The End of the Tour Studio: A24 Directed by James Ponsoldt Web Exclusive James Ponsoldts latest film recounts the five days writer David Lipsky spent .. Under The Radar Mag
3.8
The film finds moments of uncommon beauty in the bravery to make oneself vulnerable. Movie Mezzanine
4.0
A unique, subtle, almost uncomfortably intimate look at the way we perceive ourselves and others. Or Lando Weekly
2.0
Segels performance is what keeps it all togetherhe may or may not present a good portrait of Wallace but he definitely creates a good portrait of geni .. Lainey Gossip
5.0
The most remarkable novelist of our age is the subject of the most remarkable picture of the season possibly the year. Seven Day Svt
3.8
Maybe it isnt; maybe its totally inauthentic.All I can say is that, watching the film, it felt authentic to me. National Post
5.0
he dense, delicious screenplay by Donald Margulies a remarkable distillation of so many writerly phases of perception and self deception, of ego and s .. New City Film
3.5
Theres some awesome writing in The End of the Tour.And its not just writing about writing. Toronto Sun
4.5
The End of the Tour is the best movie I can remember about clinical depression. Fw Weekly
4.4
But the films unconventional narrative makes it both a fitting tribute to Wallace and an engaging exploration of the human condition all through the e .. Columbus Alive
3.8
The former has made a career out of evoking a distinct combination of smarm and smarts, which deeply fits the insecure Lipsky. Am Ny
3.5
Ultimately theres dissatisfaction with the living, breathing, flawed and peculiar person often seated in front of Lipsky.The End of the Tour will get .. Graffiti With Punctuation
3.8
The End of the Tour is a heartfelt portrait of self questioning genius and a thinking mans version of bromance (theres even a discussion about the vir .. Metro Times
4.4
The End of the Tour chooses the low key over grand gestures and melodramatic histrionics, and it proves more richly powerful as a result. The Film File
4.4
And what Segel does, from his opening minutes on screen to the movies end, is craft a portrait of what feels like an utterly real person, not an actor .. Seattle Times
3.1
Whatever its quality, The End of the Tour is nothing if not well intentioned. Commercial Appeal
5.0
The End of the Tour meditates on depression in everyday life and it aches hard. The Popcorn Junkie
4.5
The Film That Will Gently Soothe Your Inner Nerd: The End of the Tour, dir. Junkee
5.0
Segel gives a quiet performance that, though a bit understated, allows glimpses of a man determined to avoid stereotyping. Reel Bob
4.4
The more these men talk, the more the conversation becomes about abstract concepts of self and personae, about why we tell stories, fiction or non , a .. M Live
4.0
Ponsoldts direction avoids the pitfalls of self awareness and focuses on making it all look ordinary. Ex Press
2.0
The Davids early conversations are largely banal bonding stuff, about guilty pleasures like junk food and slick Hollywood movies and television. Daily Public
4.5
It improbably glides along, a conversation of a film, two guys trusting each other or not, never quite with the seemingly unbottleable free forms of r .. Bk Mag
3.8
Still, that angle ends up leaving a strange aftertaste to a largely effective character study. City Weekly
2.8
Except most of this movie doesnt take place in 2008; its in 1996. My States Man
4.4
Theres not a whole lot of activity in The End of the Tour..Im pretty sure both people sitting next to me at the Sundance premiere struggled to stay aw .. Trib
2.5
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4.4
Wallace simply is great.Lipsky is also smart enough himself to recognize genius in others. Baltimore Magazine
3.8
You dont crack open a thousand page book because you heard the author was a regular guy.You do it because hes brilliant, because you want him to be br .. La Movie Boeuf Wordpress
5.0
Jason Segel gets David Foster Wallace just right in James Ponsoldts The End of the Tour..He looks just like the big, shaggy, brilliant author of Infin .. Madison Movie
4.5
As a portrait, The End of the Tour, though expertly edited and shot, doesnt necessarily succeed more than Lipskys aborted magazine profile; its ambiva .. Signature Reads
1.0
So what was Wallaces life like without Lipsky from 1996 to its end in 2008.That is the story that should have been told. Las Vegas Informer
4.5
But its much more entertaining than a movie about those things ought to be. Patch
4.6
If it doesnt sound thrilling, maybe youll want to sit this one out, no harm, no foul. Blood Dirtand Angels



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