Movie Review: Going the Distance 9/3/10

Rating: 4/5; fun. really liked it.

Release Date: September 3, 2010


Synopsis:
The film revolves around a couple who try to maintain a long-distance relationship, one in New York, New York and the other in San Francisco, California.
-wiki.

Thoughts:
Buttprint, Mia, "statue!", phone sex, hilarious best friends, traumatized sister, bathroom open door policy, dry humping, Thanksgiving.
Doesn't that intrigue you?
This movie is technically a romantic comedy, but it's not like all that crap that's been coming out lately that usually has the same exact and predictable plot line. It's really fun and hilarious. It wasn't amazing, but it is something I would not mind watching again. It's so cute how Barrymore and Long are a couple in real life and in this movie. Too cute! The story did a pretty good (and realistic) job at showing how hard it must be for a couple to deal with a long distance relationship, but I wish the audience was shown more moments with Garret and Erin together instead of apart.
Sometimes it really made the audience laugh out loud. There was one particular scene that made me laugh so much my throat hurt afterward which really sucked when I laughed like crazy a minute or so later.
Like I said, really enjoyable with neat music (wow The Boxer Rebellion!!!) and odd/awesome Charlie Day from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Oh that reminds me of the Charlie Chaplin scene haha so funny!!
Just watch it if you're in the mood for something a little different, quirky, and not total crap like other Rom-Coms.

Soundtrack:
*click on the cover up there for sample clips and whatnot.

Generationals - "Either Way"
Georgie James - "Places"
Katie Herzig - "Hey Na Na"
Albert Hammond, Jr. - "In Transit"
The Cure - "Just Like Heaven"
The Pretenders - "Don't Get Me Wrong"
The Boxer Rebellion - "Spitting Fire"
Cat Power - "Could We"
 Band Of Skulls - "Cold Flame"
 Eels - "Prizefighter"
 Passion Pit - "The Reeling" (Groove Police Remix)
 Fanfarlo - "Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time"
 The Replacements - "Here Comes A Regular"
 The Boxer Rebellion - "If You Run"
 Gotye - "Learnalilgivinanlovin"
 The Airborne Toxic Event - "Half Of Something Else"
 The Boxer Rebellion - "Evacuate"
 Joe Purdy - "Miss Me"Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - "40 Day Dream" 

I had never heard of The Boxer Rebellion but now that I have, I'm in love!


Trailer:

The release date is NOT in August! It was pushed back to September 3rd. This trailer doesn't tell you everything so that's why I chose it.



Related:
Rom-Coms
Drew Barrymore
Justin Long
comedies
The Boxer Rebellion -- real British band that came out in the movie!! They're awesome, check them out!
Charlie Day
Christina Applegate
Jason Sudeikis  --hahahaha his "time machine"

~~Lisette~~