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.'
The End of the Tour is so effective because it's far too smart to engage in ominous foreshadowing.
– Richard Roeper,
Chicago Sun-Times,
14 Aug 2015
fresh:
Despite a premise that seems anything but cinematic, "The End of the Tour" is an offbeat and fascinating film.
– Calvin Wilson,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
20 Aug 2015
fresh:
What we have here is a road trip about two guys talking. And it's riveting.
– Liz Braun,
Toronto Sun,
27 Aug 2015
fresh:
It's a movie that makes thoughtful drama out of the essential insanity of celebrity journalism, wherein a star proclaims humility while a scribbler promises idolatry.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
27 Aug 2015
rotten:
The performances, the writing, the direction, Segel's D.F.W. impression, everything is just fine. But The End of the Tour is disgraceful. It feels like it's towing out the real Wallace's ghost to perform some soppy parody of himself.