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| Jan 29, 2009Urban Cinefile
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.
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| Sep 04, 2008Urban Cinefile
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.
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| Dec 07, 2002CultureCartel.com
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.
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| Oct 10, 1997Chicago Sun-Times
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
| Oct 10, 1997Chicago Sun-Times
the characters seem too old and confident for their problems.....One problem with a lot of coming-of-age movies is.... ... Full Review
| Oct 10, 1997San Francisco Chronicle
The film is a curious hodgepodge.
But the film has a grip on mood and on small gestures.
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| Sep 26, 1997theglobeandmail.com
It's depressing how generically dependent a so-called independent film can be.....Going all the Way , adapted by Dan Wakefield from his own novel, leans heavily on that squarest of cinematic pillars --....Making his feature debut, director Mark Pellington draws upon his background in music videos to crank out a veritable crescendo of gratuitous camerawork --.... ... Full Review