Going the Distance
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: September 3, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
13
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
EmpireIan Freer
If it is at times a bit indie-by-numbers without the courage of all its convictions, this is a grittier, saltier than usual rom-com populated with laughs, smarts and a couple you can root for. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Romantic comedies nowadays tend to be either aggressively coarse or artificially sweet, and Going the Distance finds a workable middle ground. Read full review
58
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
Once around the block with these folks is more than enough. Read full review
50
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike Scott
Rather than "Greased Lightning," we get a holding pattern -- which is better than a crash-landing, but still ... Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicRandy Cordova
When Going the Distance works, it works well, and it feels genuine. But like a bad relationship, the movie will continually let you down. Read full review
50
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
There's an unexpected wistfulness, a bittersweet undercurrent to Going the Distance that could not have been in the script. This romantic comedy co-starring Drew Barrymore and longtime beau Justin Long was finished just as the real life couple was splitting up. For good, this time. Read full review
50
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
I don't mean that this movie is strikingly good or strikingly bad, in cosmic terms -- it's a solid but totally forgettable entertainment, redeemed somewhat by Barrymore's loud, horsey laugh and some agreeably racy comic situations. Read full review
50
SlateDana Stevens
There's just not quite enough to the movie: not enough jokes, not enough obstacles, not enough sex. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
As it is, this uneven movie is more a compilation of contemporary images and concerns peppered with derivative raucous scenarios, à la Judd Apatow movies, than an involving romantic comedy. Read full review
40
VarietyJustin Chang
This uneven effort saddles its likable leads, Drew Barrymore and Justin Long, with the kind of verbally exaggerated sexual humor that not only comes off as embarrassingly strained and calculated, but also compromises what the picture genuinely wants to be. Read full review
40
Village VoiceKarina Longworth
Distance is rated R because everyone swears excessively for no reason, the supporting cast of smart comedians (Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis) saddled with delivering painfully dumb, often unnecessarily dirty dialogue. Read full review
40
MovielineMichelle Orange
The disconcerting thing is how easy it is to fool viewers into being satisfied with not being involved, or even entertained - as long as they can RELATE. Read full review
40
Time OutDavid Fear
Just because you tart up a typical romantic comedy with trash talk doesn't make it edgy or real. Read full review
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