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REVIEW: Going the Distance
November 28th 2010 23:05
Of all the romantic comedies with more or less the same outcome the story about relationships at a distance still felt unused enough. Unfortunately, it makes little difference how good the idea is, especially in this genre - much more is needed to successfully maintain at least a majority of the audience, all with different taste and humor. Going the Distance has a promising beginning, but ends up with a "so what"-feeling.
That this is the director's first big feature film and the author's debut script becomes clear when the jokes go straight into the return bin to be recycled only after a while. I can admit that on two occasions I laughed both loud and long, which is the main reason why the movie is not entirely lost. The rest, from the mixed up story to the chemistry between the lead characters, remain very bland.
Ultimately, it doesn't matter how good or bad the romantic comedies are - they all have something else to proof in addition to the overall film quality. Are they cozy enough? Going the Distance has its fine moments, but mostly they manage to destroy them as well by going over the line to the sexually raw. There was more skin than expected, so to speak. You could describe it more as an Apatow film than a Sparks one, but with less finesse.
2/5
That this is the director's first big feature film and the author's debut script becomes clear when the jokes go straight into the return bin to be recycled only after a while. I can admit that on two occasions I laughed both loud and long, which is the main reason why the movie is not entirely lost. The rest, from the mixed up story to the chemistry between the lead characters, remain very bland.
Ultimately, it doesn't matter how good or bad the romantic comedies are - they all have something else to proof in addition to the overall film quality. Are they cozy enough? Going the Distance has its fine moments, but mostly they manage to destroy them as well by going over the line to the sexually raw. There was more skin than expected, so to speak. You could describe it more as an Apatow film than a Sparks one, but with less finesse.
2/5
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