Going All the Way

1997

Comedy / Drama / Romance

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 27% · 23 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 27% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 2356 2.4K

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Plot summary

Korean War--era veterans and ex-classmates "Gunner" Casselman and "Sonny" Burns reunite upon their return home. Gunner, who spent the war years abroad, is trying to convince his mother that his gal Marty is good enough for him, while Sonny, who was stationed stateside, is torn between loyal Buddy and tempting Gale Ann. As they commiserate, the men realize that they're outgrowing the lives they lived before the war.

Director

Mark Pellington Photo
Mark Pellington

Top cast

Ben Affleck Photo
Ben Affleck as Gunner Casselman
Rachel Weisz Photo
Rachel Weisz as Marty Pilcher
Robert Swan Photo
Robert Swan as Luke
Rose McGowan Photo
Rose McGowan as Gale Ann Thayer
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.14 GB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
2 hr 6 min
Seeds 1
2.11 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
2 hr 6 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ferro_man 7 / 10

decent but not great

saw this after reading the novel, (was forced to due to a college class) and i found this to be a rather decent translation. (much better than talented mr. ripley) It maybe your stereotypical stupid teen movie (eventhough the characters are not teenaged) Jeremy Davies was perfectly casted as Williard 'Sonny' Burns. Ben Affleck also makes a decent 'Gunner'the use of red in the film also made it more enjoyablei'd say its a 7/10 (but a 9/10 in the category of novel to movie film adaptations)
Reviewed by PredragReviews 7 / 10

Very Insightful

"Going All the Way" is a touching story about learning to let go, coming to terms with yourself, love, and the power of friendship between two young men whose relationship "is the core of the movie," says MTV Award-winning music video director Mark Pellington, whose debut film shows that he clearly knows what he's doing, and that his talents can be set on more than one profession. Pellington tackles the challenge of presenting two authentic young men who we can relate to, and passes with flying colors.Aside from the catchy oldies tunes, I really enjoyed the dialogue the two young men shared with one another, which was as absorbing as it is true. Among all, one in particular comes to mind, where Gunner was trying to prove a point that "peach pie is fine, but that's all you get? I mean, morning, noon, and night, peach pie? Breakfast, lunch, dinner, peach pie. Peach pie, day in, day out. Day in, peach pie." Jeremy and Ben were terrific together. As improbable a coalition as their character's had, I thought that they, nonetheless, had perfect chemistry together, and were very enjoyable to watch.Overall rating: 7 out of 10.
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