I was fortunate enough to get invited to an advanced screening for Drew Barrymores new movie Going The Distance. Now I am usually not one for chick flicks...I always find the story line the same. Boy meets girl...they don't like each other...conflict arises...something happens that they see each other in a new light ... fall madly in love... conflict arises again (fight occurs or someone has to move)... then at the last minute ... girl chases boy (or boy chases girl) to win them back.... then they fall madly in love again and stay together forever and ever. Its GARBAGE predictable and is giving 13 year old girls everywhere an unrealistic expectation about love (some 23 year old women too).
BUT Going The Distance was GREAT. It stars Drew Barrymore (Erin) as the lead and Justin Long (Garrett) as her love interest (also her real life love interest as well). The pair fall for each other just as Erin is moving back to San Fransisco while Garrett stays in NYC... they decide to try have a long distance relationship... and then realize how hard ( and hilarious) that can be.
The movie was smart, funny and not a typical chick flick ( meaning your guy won't hate you if you drag him to it) It also stars Christina Applegate (as Erin's sister) and Charlie Day (as Garrett's roommate) .They add laughs throughout and I personally think that Applegate is highly under recognized as one of the great comedic actress of our time. She's hilarious in everything she does!
Going The Distance opens in theaters August 27 and I highly recommend checking it out !
Here's the trailer :
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