Going The Distance

[8983MilesofLove]

I saw this movies in the theater and as much as I really wanted to like it, the more it sunk in after I'd watched it, the more I realized I didn't. I feel like they missed out on so many aspects on LDRs that a lot of us go through-faulty technology that makes communication difficult, when their friends disapproved it was done jokingly and not as a real issue that I know a lot of us have to deal with, although it did show that they missed one another I felt it was sort of just glossed over and didn' really portray how painful it can be to be away from someone you love and their arguements didn't seem very deep.

I felt exactly the same! Me and my SO saw it at the movies together when he was over here visiting for 3 months, and I really wanted to like it, and at first i did, but i was disappointed when it finished because they missed out vital parts of a LDR, like communication...both being busy at the same time so not talking for days...choosing between spending time with friends and talking to your SO....deeper arguments about trust and 'who/what comes first' etc etc. And they didnt really show how much it hurts to be away from each other...like, they didnt seem to miss each other much!?
Also I HATED the ending...it made me lose hope in a way, and i came out of the cinema crying...and spent the entire night crying on my boyfriends shoulder telling him i never wanted that to happen to us lol.
I liked parts of it, like the sweet things he did for her...but it just wasn't 'realistic' enough for me...and how did they afford so many plane trips!? :/

[bigmac62]

It hit the nail right on the head! It was pretty crude (lots and lots of F-bombs and dirty jokes) but once you look past that, it is actually a pretty good movie. Good acting all around and a wonderful supporting cast only helped to enhance the movie. The story seemed to flow pretty well and was a definite spot-on description of what we go through every day. Definitely Oscar-worthy!

[hxcbreakdance]

I finally saw this a few weeks ago with my SO and we loved it, it was such a great movie!