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Going All the Way (1997)

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Average Rating: 7.2/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 1

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Two men return home from the Army to find that their attitudes on life, love, and the town where they grew up have changed in this bittersweet coming-of-age drama. Sonny Burns (Jeremy Davies) and Gunner Casselman (Ben Affleck) are two guys from Indianapolis who were drafted during the Korean War. In high school, Gunner was a football player and big man on campus, while Sonny was a social outcast who kept to himself. Sonny spent most of his hitch in the Army in Kansas City, while Gunner was

R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Dan Wakefield

May 1, 2001

Gramercy Pictures

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All Critics (22) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (6) | DVD (1)

Wakefield's trenchant coming-of-age tale uses a classic pairing of utterly contrasting types to ground his exploration of innocence and experience, of complacency and the thirst for adventure...

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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The only thing that sets it apart from so many forgettable period piece coming-of-age stories is that it has been put together with a degree of care and skill.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews | Comment
ReelViews
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Even if it's too self-conscious, Going All the Way, set in 1950s Indianapolis, nevertheless has a mix of the sweet and the forlorn that somehow works.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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I'm a decade younger than the characters in this movie, but I grew up in a time and place not far from the film's psychic setting. I recognized much.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Chicago Sun-Times
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An old-fashioned coming-of-age story with a newfangled art-film look...

September 19, 1997 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
Entertainment Weekly
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The leading men never quite show us the essence of their unlikely friendship.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

This funny, oddly moving little film is distinguished by some fine acting.

February 8, 2005 Full Review Source: Movie Poop Shoot | Comment
Movie Poop Shoot

Ultimately it's goofy and a little bit confusing, but a few of its insights are worthwhile, if far from unique in this genre.

June 13, 2004 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

Davies and Affleck, though actors of different styles, share a genuine rapport, and their scenes together seem honest and compassionate.

June 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | Comment
Boxoffice Magazine

First-time feature director Mark Pellington seems a little lost, not quite knowing in what direction to take his film or these characters.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | Comment
Urban Cinefile

Wakefield, Pellington and company have much to be proud of here. Hopefully, their work will show other filmmakers that classic books can become winning films, when talented artists respect the integrity of the source.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: NUVO Newsweekly | Comment
NUVO Newsweekly

Davies steals the show with his sympathetic performance. If you were ever the outcast in school or had a friend who was, Sonny will undoubtedly bring back painful memories.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | Comment
Internet Reviews

[A] myopic male gauntlet of shrews and Jews.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | Comment
Austin Chronicle

That rare '50s piece capable of attracting a young '90s audience.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

The camera dances through the imaginations of our heroes with MTV-ish images, and the soundtrack calls up lingering post-World War II tunes mixed with emerging rock 'n' roll to create a bizarre atmosphere that suits Wakefield's material well.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | Comment
San Francisco Examiner
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Nice little indie flick that has a few flaws.

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