The story is something that would interest few of the common people indeed. Even I must admit that I got interested into watching this movie after seeing it being recommended in a cinephile discussion, and also after knowing that it's Jesse Eisenberg playing and getting curious about how Jason Segel will do in a non-comedy. All in all, the movie went very much flat, with only one thing to call a conflict; and even that gets resolved nicely. Yet the dialogue is so deep and rich; I can even recommend people to just close their eyes and instead listen to the dialogue. It's because that the movie's visual doesn't really offer much, whereas the whole essence of the movie is on the eye-opening dialogue. The acting overall is surprisingly good. Jesse Eisenberg didn't have any difficulty to again invoke his usual role character of a fast-talking and sometimes stuttering super curious man who sometimes get out of line. Jason Segel did a remarkable job in stepping away from his usual comedy roles and delve deep into the character of the author David Wallace.
Review of The End of the Tour
The End of the Tour
(2015)
Great artsy film about an author's surprisingly common life
28 October 2015