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Very well executed

Fantastic!

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

I picked this up on DVD without ever even hearing of it, so wasn't sure what to expect. At first I thought, "this is going to be disappointing" but as the film went on I started really enjoying it. I thought they dropped the 'f bomb' a little too much, but I think that's just a case of writers trying to be 'cool' or something. All in all it was what you would expect - a romantic comedy. There's some really really good laugh out loud lines and scenes, especially with the guys. I though Drew Barrymore was exceptional. No real acting seen here. More of a very real natural performance I thought. Very natural. I thought she came off very good. Same with Christina Applegate. Thought she did a great job. So did the rest of the cast.

Going the Distance (2010): Nanette Burstein / Cast: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate: Total snore fest with absolutely no entertainment whatsoever. It regards long distant relationships and stars two talented actors playing two total morons. Justin Long and Drew Barrymore meet and fall in love playing the arcade games. From there they romance then Barrymore goes away and lives with her older sister and her husband while Long hates his job and hangs out with two idiots who drink much and use the washroom with the door open. Director Nanette Burstein previously made documentaries such as American Teen and The Kid Stays in the Picture. Romantic comedies are not working for her and if this film is any indication where she is headed then perhaps documentaries may remain her strong point. Long is given an embarrassing tanning scene where he neglects the goggles. Barrymore fares better but one wonders why her role contains no personality let alone why she would be interested in this guy. Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis are suppose to be comic relief best friends to Long but for all their effort they just come off as desperate imbeciles looking for attention. Christina Applegate is above this pathetic garbage. She plays a woman whose sex life is reduced to her husband dry humping on her leg. Some may say that this film is about long distant relationships but its dull pacing, stupid situations and horrible production values render it a film where the only going distance should be to the nearest trash bin and lit on fire. Score: 1 / 10

Erin (Drew Barrymore) is finishing her internship in New York and returning home to San Francisco. Garrett (Justin Long) gets dumped by his girlfriend. They start up a fling but end up trying to keep the long distant relationship alive.There is some foul mouth rude sarcastic fun to be had here. When you get Charlie Day, you can't expect anything less. At least, I hope we don't get anything less.We catch Justin Long and Drew Barrymore while they're still a couple. Their breakup probably didn't help this movie any. They have good chemistry together. However it doesn't work on the phone. It breaks up the flow of the rom-com. I know it's the gimmick that drives the movie. It's just not a very cinematic gimmick.

Delving into the similar premise as the uninvolving "Like Crazy", director Nanette Burstein ventures however into a more comedic route. However "Going the Distance" by choosing a somewhat milder downtrodden path fails to capture much of the gist of long distance relationships, instead taking genre short-cuts that go amiss, forcing the story into a dramatic dead-end.Erin (Drew Barrymore), a 30-ish intern at a New York magazine, hits off a precarious relationship with Garrett (Justin Long), a music talent scout with commitment issues. Given Erin's imminent departure to Los Angeles to finally finish her studies, the duo find an understanding: just fun and friendship, no expectations. However after a glorious and apparently eventful six weeks (probably happened off-screen, as the audience wasn't privy to observe much chemistry or in-love madness), the pair have trouble coping with cutting off all ties. Instead they enter into a dry-humping cross-continental relationship, where neither is prepared to jump away from their careers.Despite some moments of charm, mostly delivered thanks to the witty demeanour of Garrett's best friends Box (Jason Sudeikis) and Dan (Charlie Day) not enough seems to be actually happening. Emotional tension between the two key characters are virtually non-existent, while banter and jokes only work in brief bouts, more often than not resounding dry and empty. The worst on offer is unfortunately Corinne played by Christina Applegate, who despite my personal affection towards her, is offered a dreadful role of eternally frustrated and pedantic housewife. Meanwhile Burstein utilises this character to follow all the worst marriage clichés imaginable, audaciously pretending that there is something humorous in this extrapolated nonsense.