Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 09/03/2010 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated R for sexual content including dialogue, language throughout, some drug use and brief nudity Running Time 97 Minutes Genre Comedy, Romance Director Nanette Burstein Writer Geoff LaTulippe Cast Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Ron Livingston, Jim Gaffigan, Kelli Garner, Rob Riggle, Christina Applegate Studio Warner Bros |
GOING THE DISTANCE (2010)
SYNOPSIS
Erin's (Drew Barrymore) wry wit and unfiltered
frankness charm newly single Garrett (Justin Long)
over beer, bar trivia and breakfast the next morning.
Their chemistry sparks a full-fledged summer fling, but
neither expects it to last once Erin heads home to San
Francisco and Garrett stays behind for his job in New
York City. But when six weeks of romping through the
city inadvertently become meaningful, neither is sure
they want it to end. And while Garrett's friends Box
(Jason Sudeikis) and Dan (Charlie Day) joke about his
pre-flight calorie-cutting and his full-time relationship
with his cell phone, they don't like losing their best
drinking buddy to yet another rocky romance. At the
same time, Erin's high-strung, overprotective married
sister, Corinne (Christina Applegate), wants to keep
Erin from heading down an all-too-familiar road. But
despite the opposite coasts, the nay-saying friends and
family, and a few unexpected temptations, the couple
just might have found something like love, and with the
help of a lot of texting, sexting and late-night phone
calls, they might actually go the distance.
--© Warner Bros
Erin's (Drew Barrymore) wry wit and unfiltered
frankness charm newly single Garrett (Justin Long)
over beer, bar trivia and breakfast the next morning.
Their chemistry sparks a full-fledged summer fling, but
neither expects it to last once Erin heads home to San
Francisco and Garrett stays behind for his job in New
York City. But when six weeks of romping through the
city inadvertently become meaningful, neither is sure
they want it to end. And while Garrett's friends Box
(Jason Sudeikis) and Dan (Charlie Day) joke about his
pre-flight calorie-cutting and his full-time relationship
with his cell phone, they don't like losing their best
drinking buddy to yet another rocky romance. At the
same time, Erin's high-strung, overprotective married
sister, Corinne (Christina Applegate), wants to keep
Erin from heading down an all-too-familiar road. But
despite the opposite coasts, the nay-saying friends and
family, and a few unexpected temptations, the couple
just might have found something like love, and with the
help of a lot of texting, sexting and late-night phone
calls, they might actually go the distance.
--© Warner Bros
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Nanny McPhee returns to entertain young movie goers; however, unlike the first Nanny McPhee, Nanny
McPhee Returns is unable to bring the same magic. Nanny McPhee first arrives at a little old farm where
a mother is balancing her job, taking care of her children, and trying to maintain the family farm while her
husband is away at war. The children are worried about their father because he hasn’t written in over
three months and they are misbehaving. To make matters worse the children’s spoiled cousins are
coming to stay with them and their uncle is trying to steal their farm. Once Nanny McPhee arrives at the
farm she must use magic to teach the children five lessons; the first lesson being to stop fighting. Again
Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee is able to dazzle audiences as she transforms from ugly to beautiful
as the children transform their behavior from bad to good. The CGI animals are a little goofy; pigs
synchronized swimming, a bird belching, and an elephant that steals pens. Plus, the overall storyline is
weaker compared to the first Nanny McPhee. Children and grown-ups will definitely enjoy this film, but it
doesn’t hold a candle to the first one.
McPhee Returns is unable to bring the same magic. Nanny McPhee first arrives at a little old farm where
a mother is balancing her job, taking care of her children, and trying to maintain the family farm while her
husband is away at war. The children are worried about their father because he hasn’t written in over
three months and they are misbehaving. To make matters worse the children’s spoiled cousins are
coming to stay with them and their uncle is trying to steal their farm. Once Nanny McPhee arrives at the
farm she must use magic to teach the children five lessons; the first lesson being to stop fighting. Again
Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee is able to dazzle audiences as she transforms from ugly to beautiful
as the children transform their behavior from bad to good. The CGI animals are a little goofy; pigs
synchronized swimming, a bird belching, and an elephant that steals pens. Plus, the overall storyline is
weaker compared to the first Nanny McPhee. Children and grown-ups will definitely enjoy this film, but it
doesn’t hold a candle to the first one.
David Ladd
