A Long Way Down (2014) (original) (raw)
Martin, Maureen, Jess and J.J. all meet one New Year's Eve when each chooses the roof of the same building from which to commit suicide. Instead, they form a pact to stay alive until Valentine's Day. Based on the novel by Nick Hornby.
Martin, Maureen, Jess and J.J. all meet one New Year's Eve when each chooses the roof of the same building from which to commit suicide. Instead, they form a pact to stay alive until Valentine's Day. Based on the novel by Nick Hornby. (less)
Director: Pascal Chaumeil
Writers: Nick Hornby, Jack Thorne
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Rosamund Pike, Tuppence Middleton
Producer: Finola Dwyer
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Review by Brian Orndorf, July 10, 2014
5 / 10
�A Long Way Down� is a comedy about suicide. It�s not the most enticing description, but blame author Nick Hornby, a man responsible for cuddlier fare such as �About a Boy� and �Fever Pitch.� It�s his material that serves as the inspiration for the feature, offering a tonal juggling challenge that director Pascal Chaumeil and screenwriter Jack Thorne have difficulty managing, looking for ways to emphasize the light and dark of a tale that often doesn�t know what it wants to be. It�s messy and lays on the quirk, but �A Long Way Down� has performers gifted enough to manage the basics in characte ...read more...
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