Drew Barrymore found her new movie Going The Distance 'surprisingly real'.
The actress stars alongside Justin Long and Christina Applegate in the new romantic comedy and she felt that she could relate to all the emotions in the movie.
Speaking to Teen Hollywood the actress said: "I just feel like, I personally want something that I can escape into and forget what’s going on around me, but I don’t want to lose sight of being able to relate to something.
"So for me I just want that beautiful, striking balance and I feel like this film has that. I’m laughing, but I’m crying and relating and emotional about it.
"I feel like it gets surprisingly real, but then it does come and save you and make you laugh."
Barrymore made her directorial debut earlier this year with Whip It and she has a string of projects currently in the pipeline. Everybody Loves Whales is in pre-production and she has been linked to Surrender Dorothy and How To Marry A Millionaire.
Going The Distance is released 10th September.
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