Metacritic Movie Ratings
Going the Distance Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 83

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Going the Distance may be a minor movie, but it's also the rare romantic comedy in which you can actually believe what you're seeing.

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• 75

  out of 100

  ReelViewsJames Berardinelli

  To date, no motion picture has adequately captured the soaring highs and devastating lows associated with a long distance relationship, but Going the Distance comes as close as any movie has.

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• 60

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  Romantic comedies nowadays tend to be either aggressively coarse or artificially sweet, and Going the Distance finds a workable middle ground.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  As it is, this uneven movie is more a compilation of contemporary images and concerns peppered with derivative raucous scenarios, la Judd Apatow movies, than an involving romantic comedy.

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• 40

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  This uneven effort saddles its likable leads, Drew Barrymore and Justin Long, with the kind of verbally exaggerated sexual humor that not only comes off as embarrassingly strained and calculated, but also compromises what the picture genuinely wants to be.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  Distance is rated R because everyone swears excessively for no reason, the supporting cast of smart comedians (Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis) saddled with delivering painfully dumb, often unnecessarily dirty dialogue.

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• 20

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Going the Distance is, in a way, a remarkable film: It's hard to imagine any romantic comedy going wrong in so many different ways.

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