Going the Distance (2010)

All Critics (158) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (84) | Rotten (77) | DVD (8)

What's both refreshing and problematic is that there's no emotional imbalance between boy and girl: their feelings are mutual and the obstacle is purely geographical.

September 8, 2010 Full Review | Comment (1)

Anna Smith

Time Out

Top Critic

The film's constant raunch factor balances out its romantic center in a way that will likely surprise and please many.

September 3, 2010 Full Review

Tom Long

Detroit News

Top Critic

Particularly forgettable.

September 3, 2010 Full Review

Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Top Critic

Acknowledges both the difficulty and the comic potential of the arrangement, and does so with enough insight and charm to make you wonder why frequent-flier love is not a more popular theme in romantic comedies.

September 3, 2010 Full Review

A.O. Scott

New York Times

Top Critic

It's filthy, funny and kind of sweet, if not quite up to the level of Judd Apatow's oeuvre in the burgeoning field of R-rated comedies with heart.

September 3, 2010 Full Review

Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Top Critic

It smothers the already frail story of their characters' long-distance relationship with enough R-rated gross-out humor for half a dozen Judd Apatow movies -- except that virtually none of it is funny.

September 3, 2010 Full Review

Lou Lumenick

New York Post

Top Critic

You sort of wind up rooting for them in spite of their characters being somewhat knuckleheadish.

April 4, 2011 Full Review

Dave White

Movies.com

Going the Distance is concocted from a familiar formula. It just happens to be a really good example of what can be done with it.

March 9, 2011 Full Review

Mark Pfeiffer

Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

Much like Drew Barrymore, [this film] is so intent on being cutesy and bubbly that it's nauseating...

January 8, 2011 Full Review

Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

...the pervasively affable atmosphere [is] heightened by the palpable chemistry between Long and Barrymore's respective characters.

December 20, 2010 Full Review

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

The combination of a very funny and a little bit raunchy rom-com with the plethora of extras make the package a must to rent or buy.

December 13, 2010 Full Review

Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Not a great film, but in a time when most romantic comedies are trite and predictable, this one at least tries to deal with an actual relationship hurdle.

December 2, 2010 Full Review

Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

Nothing about the film, from its foul language to its clunky supporting characters, rings true. (Blu-ray Edition)

December 1, 2010 Full Review

John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

...being different doesn't necessarily mean being better.

December 1, 2010 Full Review

John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Sex, drugs and F-bombs on the first date...ah, modern romance...

October 25, 2010 Full Review | Comments (2)

Bruce Bennett

Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

An original film that gets it right when it comes to exploiting both love and laughs.

October 24, 2010 Full Review | Comment (1)

Amy Killin

Moviedex

Going the Distance features the graduation of Justin Long from gawky supporting actor to gawky lead actor, and Drew Barrymore from cutesy rom-com star to cutesy rom-com star with a filthy mouth.

October 21, 2010 Full Review | Comment (1)

Simon Miraudo

Quickflix

Burstein is a documentarian by training, and she milks an unforced honesty from the story.

October 8, 2010 Full Review

Sean Means

Salt Lake Tribune

Foul-mouthed and funny, 'Going the Distance' is a youthful romance for grownups.

September 23, 2010 Full Review

Linda Cook

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Drew Barrymore and her boy toy try going bicoastal

September 20, 2010 Full Review

Pamela Zoslov

Metro Times (Detroit, MI)

What are we doing watching this manically dreary, physically nauseating date movie from hell?

September 20, 2010 Full Review

Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

If you're looking for a fun date movie with realistic characters you can genuinely root for, see this film. Best rom-com of the year? Quite likely.

September 16, 2010 Full Review

Catherine Bray

Film4

Feels too much like a shrugging shuffle around the bases. Scenes are overscored, there are more references to dicks than in a Judd Apatow boxset, and the story's too episodic, with little tension other than will-they-stay-together?

September 13, 2010 Full Review

Brian Gibson

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

• 1. Garrett: I love you, and you're my best friend.
  – Submitted by Tiara P (7 months ago)
• 1. Erin: Just shut up and lick.
  – Submitted by Ted M (12 months ago)
• 1. Box: So she won't fuck fat dudes, but she will sleep with a guy whose face looks like it's covered in jizz.
  – Submitted by Nastassia J (20 months ago)
• 1. Damon: She's getting old, [talking about Mom] so I want to live nearby her.
  2. Garrett: That's funny, because I want her to move further away.
  3. Erin: [shocked and awkward] He close to his mom.
  – Submitted by Hanna K (20 months ago)
• 1. Erin: I really thought we were something.
  2. Garrett: We were. We were something.
  – Submitted by Kim P (21 months ago)
• 1. Box: This isn't a mustache, it's a time machine.
  – Submitted by Nastassia J (21 months ago)

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