Going All the Way (1997) 5.5
After returning home from the Korean War, two young men search for love and fulfillment in middle America. Director:Mark Pellington |
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Going All the Way (1997) 5.5
After returning home from the Korean War, two young men search for love and fulfillment in middle America. Director:Mark Pellington |
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| Ben Affleck | ... | ||
| Amy Locane | ... |
Buddy Porter
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| Rose McGowan | ... | ||
| Rachel Weisz | ... |
Marty Pilcher
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John Lordan | ... |
Elwood Burns
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Robert Swan | ... |
Luke
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| Jill Clayburgh | ... |
Alma Burns
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| Lesley Ann Warren | ... |
Nina Casselman
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Richard Gaeckle | ... |
Conductor /
Ticket Taker
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Teri Beitel | ... |
Beautiful Young Girl
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Everett Greene | ... |
Waiter
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Jerry Panatieri | ... |
Religious Man
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Jeff Buelterman | ... |
Blow Mahoney
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| Nick Offerman | ... |
Wilks
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After returning home from the Korean War, two young men search for love and fulfillment in middle America.
I may be in the minority here, and in fact I probably am, but I LOVED this movie. The play is amazing, and the adaptation is so true to the original that it really makes the experience enjoyable. I'd like to clear one thing up that I read earlier: it's not a "suicide" scene. It's a "cutting" scene. The two are very different, and shouldn't be confused.
At any rate, the plight of Sonny Burns, the protagonist of this film, is so easy to identify with, and the way he sees Gunner is so typical and real that this film really is refreshing and understandable. The oppressive blanket of the 1950's plays another role in this film, really as one of the more important characters. Sonny doesn't know how to deal with a lot of different things, and he isn't being told/taught how to do so by his parents or his society.
It's a sad movie, but filled with hope at the same time. It's worth seeing, and for me, is worth buying on DVD whenever it freakin' comes out. I give it a 10 and stand by that rating based on its emotional merit and strength.