Going All the Way

One of the most interesting coming of age films I’ve seen. It’s not just about the coming of age of two boys, It’s also a personification of the growing pains that country was going through in post Korean war America. These... Full review

Too many times, coming of age movies center on young men in high school or college. It's refreshing to see a movie about a man returning from war who finds his sexual calling.... Full review

Production values, especially given the film's miniscule budget, are impressive, from the beautiful cinematography to superb 1950s production and costume design. Yet, by the film's conclusion, we've never got to know these characters, so it all seems rather pointless. ... Full Review

The best-selling novel, Going all the Way, was described as The Catcher in the Rye of its day, and as there'll never be a film adaptation of that remarkable book, perhaps this study of friendship and sex in the midst of post-Korean War sensibilities, may well be the next best thing. ... Full Review

We'll start with the film's baffling lack of any sort of emotion. Somehow a big selling point for the movie was the shocking suicide scene. Finally, Rose McGowan ( Scream ) turns up briefly to take her top off and look bored. ... Full Review

the characters seem too old and confident for their problems.....*** By Roger Ebert Oct 10, 1997 One problem with a lot of coming-of-age movies is.... ... Full Review

the characters seem too old and confident for their problems.....One problem with a lot of coming-of-age movies is.... ... Full Review

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Ah, the 50s. All-american Christianity vied with godless communism for our souls and beneath the wholesome veneer of conformity lurked sex. Luscious, forbidden, dangerous sex. ... Full Article

U.S. Distributor: Gramercy Pictures Going All the Way , based on Dan Wakefield's 1970 bestselling novel of the same name, is a coming of age story with characters who are a little older than is the norm for this genre. ... Full Article

A new company with the cute title of Club Posse presents this "multimedia collaboration based on the after-school specials that ruled the 3 pm network timeslot from the early 1970s to the mid 1990s." ... Full Article