Plot: Erin meets Garrett while she is working in New York as an intern, and they fall in love. When summer is over she goes back to San Francisco, and they have a long distance relationship punctuated by phone calls, texting, and plane rides. Erin and Garrett have side-plots with Garrett's goofy friends and Erin's compulsive sister. By the end of the movie, they need to decide whether they break up or move.
Review: Going the Distance is a nice light comedy with some fresh situations and clever jokes. While it is a romance, it is not like all the other love stories because it has enough clever twists and strange friends providing entertaining distractions.
Drew Barrymore's acting is strong, but Justin Long is only OK. He needs a better haircut too. I liked Christina Applegate as Erin's compulsive sister. I liked the chemistry between Garrett's friends, and Charlie Day as roommate Dan was pretty funny.
The movie keeps moving; the jokes are pretty good; and overall it was a positive movie going experience. This is better than most light romances, so I recommend it.
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long
Directed by: Nanette Burstein; written by Goeff LaTulippe - his first movie
Rating: 2.5 flasks; likeable, fun but not great.
More: I liked roommate Dan playing DJ for the date -- that was reliably funny.
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