If you are one of those romantics looking for an old fashion romantic comedy without twists, turns, plots and subplots, this is a movie that is simply able love.
Here is another bonus: no texting love notes to each other through most of the movie. This is simply loving spinning out and reeling in two hearts with a passion for "Top Gun"
Owen Gleiberman at EW.com: "Going the Distance" is a light and tasty morsel of a romantic comedy in which two smart, funny, and basically sweet people try to conduct a cross-country relationship.
"The movie, which sounds like it was spun out of an advice column, is very high-concept, except that it has a gently authentic tone, a flavor rooted in its affection for the shrewd innocence of the 1980s. For the first 15 minutes or so, I actually wondered if it was set in the '80s. . . .
"After two love montages set to the Cure's ''Just Like Heaven'' and the Pretenders' ''Don't Get Me Wrong,'' I began to think: Between this feel-good '80s jukebox and the fact that no one in the film has yet sent a text message, which year is this?
"As it turns out, "Going the Distance" is quite contemporary, but the wistful retro vibe is no accident."
No more about the film, you will want to see it and fall in love again with the little girl from ET now all grown up. And you will just love the role of Christina Applegate. But most of all, you will love seeing love.
For those of you who saw Fever Pitch, where she plays Lindsay, a young lady stuck in the middle of her relationship with a guy and Red Sox passion, you will love this film. And for those who didn't see it, you will want to rent it after 'Going the Distance,' just to keep that feeling of love in your heart.
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Thanks! I'll put this at the top of my Hopeful Romantic list.....
Very nice story, thanks for sharing it with me.
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