
On New Year's Eve in London, four strangers find themselves on the roof of a building known for suicides. Martin is a famous talk show host just out of jail, Maureen is a lonely single mother, Jess is young, reckless and heartbroken, and JJ is an American realizing the failures in his life. Through mutual pain and humour, this unlikely group take the long way down and figure out what will keep them alive until Valentine's Day, one step at a time.... (Full plot summary below)
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On New Year's Eve in London, four strangers find themselves on the roof of a building known for suicides. Martin is a famous talk show host just out of jail, Maureen is a lonely single mother, Jess is young, reckless and heartbroken, and JJ is an American realizing the failures in his life. Through mutual pain and humour, this unlikely group take the long way down and figure out what will keep them alive until Valentine's Day, one step at a time.
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| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonI enjoyed it, and I find myself hanging onto it, but mostly because of the interesting combination of its cast members, and the way they communally grapple with hopelessness. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAs 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. |
| The SpectatorDeborah RossNothing adds up, including the characters, who are so poorly written, and such clichés, one feels no sympathy for them whatsoever. |
| Sky CinemaTim EvansYou have to admire novelist Nick Hornby for his bad taste premise and there's lots of comedy mileage to be extracted from a - surprise, surprise - gallows humour as one of life's greatest taboos is made sport. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenEvoking forced comic starts, this movie about a group of suicidal people who bond with one another strives for Hallmark sentimentality but fails even at that. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfIt's partly a big goof and partly a study of hopelessness, keeping A Long Way Down stuck in neutral when it comes to truly exploring its dramatic potential. |
| Newark Star-LedgerStephen WhittyThere's not much meat here - just a slightly smart setup without any followthrough. |
| Paste MagazineChristine N. ZiembaThe film struggles with a meandering story and superficial characters who do little to elicit compassion from the audience. |
| CinemaBlend.comKristy PuchkoOverall, the film's flaws are outweighed by its charms. Though it's not as deeply satisfying as About A Boy or High Fidelity, A Long Way Down is undeniably bubbly, heartwarming and funny. |
| Entertainment WeeklyJason ClarkWith an ace troupe like that, there are affecting moments, to be sure. But the movie criminally wastes Sam Neill and Rosamund Pike in barely there supporting roles, and the picture has exactly two tones: grim and gooey. They do not coexist harmoniously. |