THE END OF THE TOUR (2015)
directed by James Ponsoldt
[filmography: The Spectacular Now (2013)]
written by Donald Margulies
[filmography: TV movies]
starring Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Anna Chlumsky
ENJOYMENT: *** (out of 4)
"Amazing portrait of a brilliant man & refreshing in its simplicity"
This is a film about an interview David Foster Wallace, the author of the famous book in the 90s Infinite Jest, had with Rolling Stone about a decade before he ended up killing himself. I was very impressed by how simple the story was and yet still be so captivating. It'd been awhile since I'd seen a film with so much dialogue. Still, the dialogue was thought provoking and entertaining. The casting was probably perfect. There were bits of the story that left me a bit perplexed, like why they made this movie in the first place, but maybe that's because I never read David Foster Wallace.
This is a film about an interview David Foster Wallace, the author of the famous book in the 90s Infinite Jest, had with Rolling Stone about a decade before he ended up killing himself. I was very impressed by how simple the story was and yet still be so captivating. It'd been awhile since I'd seen a film with so much dialogue. Still, the dialogue was thought provoking and entertaining. The casting was probably perfect. There were bits of the story that left me a bit perplexed, like why they made this movie in the first place, but maybe that's because I never read David Foster Wallace.
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