GOING THE DISTANCE trailer ironically falls short

GOING THE DISTANCE trailer ironically falls short

May 22

Ever see a trailer that just plain pisses you off? This one painfully uses every cliché in the book in order to keep the film in a safe, marketable target audience. From what I’ve heard (I haven’t read the screenplay myself) the script is fantastic and a lot more ‘brutal’ and funny than this trailer depicts. I guess with the casting of Drew Barrymore and Justin Long the studio wants to make sure audiences feel like they’ll be seeing something familiar. There are some moments amongst the panning title cards, drifty emotion-altering music and fade-in, fade-out, fade-in-again cutting, which hint at the good fun that could be (and should be) lurking behind this promising premise. The addition of Charlie Day for comedy-colour-commentary is an added bonus.

I can’t shake the feeling that this would have come across as a much better trailer had they ventured from the typical blueprint just a little bit.

Going The Distance is directed by Nanette Burstein, stars Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Christina Applegate and Charlie Day, and is set for release 27 August 2010 in the States.

Erin and Garrett are good together–even when they’re apart. When aspiring journalist Erin (Drew Barrymore) moves to San Francisco to finish her last year of school, boyfriend Garrett (Justin Long), an assistant music scout, stays in Manhattan to pursue his ambitions and wait on that promotion he’s been promised. With a webcam connection and frequent flier miles, the two gamely navigate the pitfalls and miscommunications of their bi-coastal romance, dodging bad advice from friends and some predatory singles who won’t take “taken” for an answer. But when it seems their wait is almost over, Erin scores her dream job in California just as Garrett’s career heats up in New York. The big breaks they’ve been hoping for could break them up for good…unless their love can truly go the distance.