Going the Distance
2010 Directed by Nanette Burstein
Synopsis
A comedy about meeting each other halfway.
Erin's (Drew Barrymore) wry wit and unfiltered frankness charm newly single Garrett (Justin Long) over beer, bar trivia and breakfast the next morning. Their chemistry sparks a full-fledged summer fling, but neither expects it to last once Erin heads home to San Francisco and Garrett stays behind for his job in New York City. But when six weeks of romping through the city inadvertently become meaningful, neither is sure they want it to end. And while Garrett's friends, Box (Jason Sudeikis) and Dan (Charlie Day), joke about his pre-flight calorie-cutting and his full-time relationship with his cell phone, they don't like losing their best drinking buddy to yet another rocky romance.
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Charlie day maakt die oke
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I enjoyed this. It was predictable in the key aspects, but refreshingly it avoided several of the more typical plot points that most romcoms can't seem to escape.
The characters are likable and again, manage to avoid a lot of the stereotypes that exist in the genre.
Honestly though, I feel that I should like this far more than I do. It deserves it. But something is missing. I suspect the problem is that it is all so nice.
I like that the leads feel like geniune characters, with (mostly) geniune reactions. I like that they have a great relationship. But I think that's the problem. The arguments are too realistic, too subtle. There are none of the fiery bust ups or dramatic breakups.
So despite the fact that I came out feeling that I knew the characters and that I was happy for them, It just didn't feel like there was any point.
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What this film doesn't tell you is that it was all a wet dream. See, Justin Long was masterbating ferociously while watching Top Gun and then dreamt up his dream girl...a female version of Maverick in the form of Drew Barrymore.
And Charlie Day is Charlie Chaplin just because it's funny and entertains his subconcious.
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A young couple, though separated by thousands of miles, attempt to sustain their relationship with hope that it can go the distance. Sadly, but rather predictably for this unoriginal genre, everything in the film has been done countless times before and with better results. It would be a surprise to me if even fans of romantic comedies can go the distance to enjoy this mess.
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What a crock of ****.
Tson Sudeikis and Charlie Day were more funny than Drew and Justin put together. If you liked them in 'Horrible Bosses' ,it's worth forwarding to their scenes.
Anyone else out there that thinks JL is a really poor actor.
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Great mix of romance and comedy - especially enjoyed the Charlie Day/ Jason Sudeikis interaction.
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Twenty minutes into the movie there was a wave of unbearably cheesy scenes that normally take place towards the end of films like this one. The script was terrible, the jokes unfunny, the story line too long winded for this to be a good romantic comedy. The soundtrack was horrendous, too...
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It’s got a great cast and some really funny jokes. But ultimately GOING THE DISTANCE turns into 2 hours of beautiful people crying about how their jobs are so awesome they can’t see enough of their beautifully awesome bf/gf. Way too hard to feel sorry for them, or to even care.
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no surprises here except there is a funny part of drew barrymore and christina applegate talking about oral sex and i think more movies need to have ladies being open about this, ok?
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I enjoyed this. It was predictable in the key aspects, but refreshingly it avoided several of the more typical plot points that most romcoms can't seem to escape.
The characters are likable and again, manage to avoid a lot of the stereotypes that exist in the genre.
Honestly though, I feel that I should like this far more than I do. It deserves it. But something is missing. I suspect the problem is that it is all so nice.
I like that the leads feel like geniune characters, with (mostly) geniune reactions. I like that they have a great relationship. But I think that's the problem. The arguments are too realistic, too subtle. There are none of the fiery bust ups or dramatic breakups.
So despite the fact that I came out feeling that I knew the characters and that I was happy for them, It just didn't feel like there was any point.
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Funny and not as cheesy as many other chick-flicks.
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Not that bad. Very previsible ending.
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What more can I say then nothing special?
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Pretty decent little comedy. It was predictable, but I gave it an extra star cause Charlie Day is so f-ing funny! To think I saw, but didn't meet, the hotness that is Natalie Morales! Argh! Applegate is a lot of fun too! I was just shocked that Ron Livingston and Kelli Garner were so wasted...2 more actors I really enjoy! Music Is AWESOME! Great 80s tracks!