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- 2014
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
- 2014
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
Summary Four lost souls – a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother and a solipsistic muso – decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year’s Eve. When this disillusioned quartet of strangers meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, a London high-rise with the well-earned nickname Topper’s Tower, th...
Directed By: Pascal Chaumeil
Written By: Nick Hornby, Jack Thorne
- 2014
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
- 2014
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
A Long Way Down
34
6.2
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Summary Four lost souls – a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother and a solipsistic muso – decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year’s Eve. When this disillusioned quartet of strangers meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, a London high-rise with the well-earned nickname Topper’s Tower, th...
Directed By: Pascal Chaumeil
Written By: Nick Hornby, Jack Thorne
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
34
10% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
48% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
43% Negative
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
34
10% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
48% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
43% Negative
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
As British comedy sometimes will, A Long Way Down has an occasional attack of the cutes, but the actors' commitment keeps the movie on the plus side.
A genial, lightweight farce, which largely approximates Hornby's distinctively bittersweet tone.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 29 User Ratings
6.2
55% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
31% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
14% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 29 User Ratings
6.2
55% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
31% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
14% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
An humorous study of why people commit suicide. In this movie, we see the back story, the why, what drove them to this final act. While the premise, that the 4 who were planning to kill themselves would band together, is not realistic, it's a movie, so a little license is granted.
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A dark comedy movie from the Britain which was partially based on a novel of the same name. The second movie together for the rising stars Imogen Poots and Aaron Paul after 'Need for Speed'. The trailer was one of the reasons I watch this movie. It created an interest in me for some uniqueness in its theme. But in the end when I watched the movie now it did not last much longer.
Usually movies will have best shots for last parts, but here it came very early. The opening scene was the movie's highlight, get off with the fun and then while advancement it slowly died. The concept was really a good one, the story created around it was not. I expected twists and turns in last parts that never came. So, in the end it became a simple and the usual entertaining movie.
All the actors were good, but their characters were not convinced enough. The developments were to blame because all the four main characters were not exposed well on the screen about some of the mysteries of their earlier stages. I mean the story talks about each of them's difficulties they recently went through and 50% of them remained unexplained phenomena. Like, what was the Aaron Paul's real problems and about Imogen Poots little sister etc.
Beside all these flaws, there's little enjoyments. Toni Collette and Pierce Brosnan's roles were made sense and blended well with the concept. But when it comes to performances all the four were equally good. Overall, a fine subject was wasted for not that good story. Yes, a little let down movie, should have been a better. I don't know the book, maybe they should have adapted it straight without changing much. A decent movie to watch and no guarantee of satisfactory because differ from people to people.
6.5/10
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The results are awkward and atonal.
At best, this is a cringey stab at black comedy redeemed by charismatic stars; at worst it’s a glib and manipulative punt on a subject that deserves more care.
Among group-suicide movies, A Long Way Down may prove uniquely inspirational: It’s bound to make audience members want to kill themselves. It might be the only summer movie during which the snack bars will be selling cyanide Kool-Aid.
It’s worse than tacky, trivializing depression for a handful of easy laughs and pop-psychology platitudes.
If there is any humor to be gleaned from this concept, it is nowhere to be found in a movie so shoddily made that there is little continuity between scenes and not a laugh or even a titter.
A Long Way Down is one of Nick Hornby's more-promising pieces of writing in the last ten years. His style is overtly black comedy--even with the darkest of themes such as suicide. This adaptation had much more potential than this. We learned nothing and ultimately felt very little.
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Production Company
Wildgaze Films,
BBC Film,
DCM Productions,
Film4
Release Date Jul 11, 2014
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating R
Tagline Life is looking up.
