Jason KingGoing the Distance (3/10)
September 6th 2010 11:38
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Going the Distance (3/10)
In typical Drew Barrymore style we have yet another romantic comedy up for offer. This time also starring real life boyfriend Justin Long, who you will most know as the human form of the Mac computer in the Mac commercials.
In this one we have a simple story of boy meets girl while she only has six weeks of staying in New York before heading back to San Francisco. They fall in love and don't want to be seperated so commence a long distance relationship and deal with its highs and lows.
This film, like many other romcoms has potential, and shows great scenes in the trailer but then falls flat on its ass when the feature releases. It is a massive fail on all fronts. It is basically a few comedy skits strung together with some mediocre and boring drama. There is nothing to point out as being sensational in the film at all. Barrymore and Long actually lack chemistry, although their introduction is fun and happy and starts the film out great. The pace and happiness of the film never reaches that level again and becomes monotonous and elicits regular watch checking.
There was one actor that stood out in the film. Christina Applegate as the neurotic and OCD suffering sister of Barrymore's character who can only get off by dry humping. She has some great moments in the film and played the part really well. Long's character has some buddies (Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis) who are in there for some comic moments and some pretty decent belly wobblers at that but then degrade into toilet humor (literally) and I failed to see the point of them in the film. At one stage I thought they could have been closeted lovers and their love for each other could have spurred Long to do something quicker about his love for Barrymore. The film felt about 30mins too long.
I expected a lot better out of director, Nanette Burstein, who in 2008 bought us the very cool, if somewhat slightly scripted, docco, American Teen. This could be due to Geoff LaTulippe, the first time writer of the movie. This film may have looked very sweet and romantic and somewhat funny on paper but it did not carry over onto the screen. Is it because we have been inundated with so many crappy romcoms that unless they do something special they just fizzle like a wet sparkler? LaTulippe actually based this story on his good friend, and producer, David Neustadter's real life long distance relationship with a former girlfriend. Former being the main word here. Towards the end I was actually thinking "god, can't they just split up and the movie end". This was not a good sign. Haha. Studios and Barrymore - please head this advice STOP MAKING MEDIOCRITY - SAVE YOUR MONEY, OUR MONEY AND EVERYONE'S TIME FOR DAMN GOOD FILMS.
Anyways, this one is out now and I would only watch it if you are a serious Barrymore or Long fan and it is hailing outside and every other cinema projector has broken down
Worth 3 out of 10.
In typical Drew Barrymore style we have yet another romantic comedy up for offer. This time also starring real life boyfriend Justin Long, who you will most know as the human form of the Mac computer in the Mac commercials.
In this one we have a simple story of boy meets girl while she only has six weeks of staying in New York before heading back to San Francisco. They fall in love and don't want to be seperated so commence a long distance relationship and deal with its highs and lows.
This film, like many other romcoms has potential, and shows great scenes in the trailer but then falls flat on its ass when the feature releases. It is a massive fail on all fronts. It is basically a few comedy skits strung together with some mediocre and boring drama. There is nothing to point out as being sensational in the film at all. Barrymore and Long actually lack chemistry, although their introduction is fun and happy and starts the film out great. The pace and happiness of the film never reaches that level again and becomes monotonous and elicits regular watch checking.
There was one actor that stood out in the film. Christina Applegate as the neurotic and OCD suffering sister of Barrymore's character who can only get off by dry humping. She has some great moments in the film and played the part really well. Long's character has some buddies (Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis) who are in there for some comic moments and some pretty decent belly wobblers at that but then degrade into toilet humor (literally) and I failed to see the point of them in the film. At one stage I thought they could have been closeted lovers and their love for each other could have spurred Long to do something quicker about his love for Barrymore. The film felt about 30mins too long.
I expected a lot better out of director, Nanette Burstein, who in 2008 bought us the very cool, if somewhat slightly scripted, docco, American Teen. This could be due to Geoff LaTulippe, the first time writer of the movie. This film may have looked very sweet and romantic and somewhat funny on paper but it did not carry over onto the screen. Is it because we have been inundated with so many crappy romcoms that unless they do something special they just fizzle like a wet sparkler? LaTulippe actually based this story on his good friend, and producer, David Neustadter's real life long distance relationship with a former girlfriend. Former being the main word here. Towards the end I was actually thinking "god, can't they just split up and the movie end". This was not a good sign. Haha. Studios and Barrymore - please head this advice STOP MAKING MEDIOCRITY - SAVE YOUR MONEY, OUR MONEY AND EVERYONE'S TIME FOR DAMN GOOD FILMS.
Anyways, this one is out now and I would only watch it if you are a serious Barrymore or Long fan and it is hailing outside and every other cinema projector has broken down
Worth 3 out of 10.| 71 |
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Comment by Deni
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Comment by Jason King
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I will track Matt's down after work and have a read.
There is a good one coming I think called You Again with Kirsten Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis and Sigourney Weaver plus some girl that looks exactly like that tramp from Transformers but it isn't her
Comment by Deni
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LOL, your expressions crack me up.