Directed by:
Pascal ChaumeilScreenplay:
Jack ThorneCinematography:
Ben DavisComposer:
Dario MarianelliCast:
Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Rosamund Pike, Joe Cole, Tuppence Middleton, Sam Neill, Josef Altin, Shola Adewusi, Thomas Williamson (more)VOD (1)
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New Year’s Eve on the top of a London skyscraper. Martin (Pierce Brosnan) is literally on the edge. A once-beloved TV personality, he’s now desperate to jump. But he’s not alone. Single mother Maureen (Toni Collette), sassy teen Jess (Imogen Poots), and failed musician turned pizza-delivery boy JJ (Aaron Paul), have all turned up on the same roof with the same plan. Instead of jumping, these four strangers make a pact to stay alive and stay together until Valentine’s Day at least. Both funny and poignant, A Long Way Down follows this group of unlikely friends as they try to pull back from the brink. Based on the best-selling novel by Nick Hornby (About a Boy, High Fidelity) A Long Way Down is a story of friendship and redemption from one of the UK’s favourite contemporary storytellers. (Transmission Films)
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How should I express the feelings I have to another person? That’s what the creator of this movie should ask himself. He is actually behind a movie that, in its essence, really isn’t bad. Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Pierce Brosnan, Rosamunde Pike, and Toni Collette portray their characters in such a way that you want to kiss them, so where is the problem? It’s probably mainly the fact that with no character do they fully explain where the rub is. They simply throw us to the roof of the skyscraper off which everyone wants to jump. And then suddenly a cut and a genius idea is born. But why? That’s the outcome I am having a lot of trouble understanding and it is possibly the biggest problem of this movie.
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It's one of those modern dramas with a fairly interesting premise that oscillates between comedy and drama. Unfortunately, in this case, it gets a bit muddled at times because there are some dull moments and the ending just doesn't quite fit with the rest. It’s got a good start, but it gradually loses steam. It's a good thing it has such interesting actors.
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I love British cinema, so A Long Way Down was an obvious choice when selecting a film to see in the cinema. The four main characters could have come together at any time and in any circumstance, but their attempted suicide was indeed imaginative. The cast was likeable, the story had both comic and tragic moments, with both components used effectively. And I must certainly not fail to mention the unforgettable soundtrack, which I also enjoyed. In short, a nice little film that both entertains and moves.
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I wasn't really looking forward to this film, so I was quite surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I was very close to giving it four stars, but the inevitable monologues and dialogues at the end tried to play on my emotions in a disgusting way, so I ended up giving just three. The theme of the film toyed with a similar idea to El Club de los Suicidas, and the casting of Imogen Poots and Toni Collette was a great move. I'm all the more annoyed by the disappointing ending. "I'll give you a shout on the way down."
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