Going the Distance (2004)

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Wow, who'd thought it. An underground film that has a pop star in it is an advertisement to lameness. Fortunately, this one is the exception.The story and the casting here are very similar to "American Pie", but better written. Despite some predictable scenes like the two old girls in the bar, the film is most of the time surprising and we don't know what's gonna happen next. These boys face lots of situations that are possible (and funny), like the naughty girl daughter of the farmer. That scene was hilarious, a la Scary Movie.Thumbs up for Shawn Roberts and Mayko Nguyen who really do their best to get in this film's mood. And congratulations for the writer - I really found the plot very entertaining.

Like others have said before me, this movie follows the route of Road Trip, American Pie, previous National Lampoon movies plus a dash of Overnight Delivery. The characters followed a stock formula: the Nice Good Guy, the Goofball/Nerd, the Arrogant Jerk. Throw in some horny or scantily clad ladies. The romantic subplot became obvious from a mile away. There was a lot of sexual innuendo and some gratuitous nudity. The thing is this formula doesn't win Oscars, but it's usually funny. Going the Distance isn't a bad way to spend an hour and a half, and as far as National Lampoon movies go, it's far funnier than the wretched Adam & Eve.

Canada's answer to the road trip movie is akin to 1989's "The Wizard", but instead of hawking Nintendo and it's apparel, this film has a hard-on for MuchMusic (the Canadian equivalent of MTV) Directed by the dreaded Mark Griffiths of "Hardbodies" movies infamy, this alleged 'comedy' revolving around guy chasing after his girl who's at the MuchMusic awards isn't funny in the least. Seems Canada has lost th recipe for the funny. The days of "Porky's", "Strange Brew", and "SCTV" all over my north of the border friends.PS: It's not called homage to out-right lift gags from far superior movies.My Grade: F

I was really pleased with this film -- sure, it's teen sex-comedy pap, but at least the actors are respectable, the dialogue believable and the scenery terrific. As the genre goes, it's right up there with the rest, and in some ways even better -- i.e., as much as we wanted it to happen, when did Stifler ever really literally get it in the end? Tyler did (and Shawn Roberts looked really, REALLY great in that role)and they never bowed to cheapening the joke by making it into something that a straight guy would never recover from -- they even went so far as to have him like it! Unlike the American comedies, where the macho guys pull pranks to have a laugh at the expense of their friends, the characters here were supportive of each other, and watched out for each other (very noble, very Canadian). And did I mention that Shawn Roberts is really HOT! This movie is worth seeing (shame it didn't do too well at the box office) -- and when was the last time we got a Canadian road movie that clearly was shot in Canada?! Well done MUCH -- I hope you continue with similar films that put a Canadian twist on American (Pie) movie styles, even if they are low-brow. And to those of you who think Canadians shouldn't be making or watching low-brow -- get over it! There's room out there for us to watch all movie types, and whereas sometimes you want a movie that moves you, other times you just wanna see some hotties put into positions the American movie-makers won't touch (thank you "Cougars" scene!).