1. A Long Way Down movie review & film summary (2014) | Roger Ebert
Jul 11, 2014 · A Long Way Down is a film that's afraid of its subject matter: suicidal depression. One never senses any actual danger or urgency in the plight of these ...
There are moments of tenderness and honest human emotion buried in the frustrating “A Long Way Down” but one has to work far too hard and give far too much credit to the over-qualified cast to grab at them.
2. A Long Way Down review – 'Fantastically unconvincing'
Mar 20, 2014 · It is a fantastically unconvincing and unfunny movie, apparently determined to salvage a feel-good flavour from feel-bad material, as if the ...
This film version of Nick Hornby's 2005 novel is a wince-inducing parade of misjudgments and false notes, writes Peter Bradshaw
3. Review: A Long Way Down | scripting specter - WordPress.com
Jun 5, 2014 · This is a lovely little film about love, loss, friendship, hopelessness, hardship, and finding the right people to keep you going in life ...
A Long Way Down, based on the novel by Nick Hornby, is about four strangers who meet atop the roof of Topper’s House on New Years Eve, determined to end their lives. Together they form a surr…
4. A Long Way Down (2014) directed by Pascal Chaumeil • Reviews, film + ...
A Long Way Down takes a heavy, dark subject of suicide, puts four different suicidal characters on one roof, at the time they all decide to commit the act...
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, they mutually agree to call off their plans for six weeks, forming an unconventional, dysfunctional family. They become media sensations as the Topper House Four and search together for the reasons to keep on living.
5. A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby - review! - Snazzy Books
Jul 22, 2014 · A Long Way Down was an easy to read novel that provided many laughs whilst also proving to be thought-provoking and emotional, and I really enjoyed it!
A Long Way Down is told from the perspective of 4 individuals who all meet on New Years Eve on the rooftop of a building. Martin is a disgraced daytime TV star who has recently been released from prison for having sex with a 15 year old girl – a girl who, he claims, looked […]
6. A Long Way Down Movie Review | Common Sense Media
Mar 1, 2023 · Awkward dark comedy has heavy themes, language, drinking. Read Common Sense Media's A Long Way Down review, age rating, and parents guide.
Awkward dark comedy has heavy themes, language, drinking. Read Common Sense Media's A Long Way Down review, age rating, and parents guide.
7. Berlin Film Review: 'A Long Way Down' - Variety
Feb 11, 2014 · Nothing says comedy like “A Long Way Down's” contrived meet-cute between four strangers who've all climbed to the top of the same tall ...
Nothing says comedy like “A Long Way Down’s” contrived meet-cute between four strangers who’ve all climbed to the top of the same tall building to commit suicide on New Year’s Eve.
8. Book Review: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds | Bookshelf Fantasies
Jan 21, 2020 · Long Way Down is not what I expected! For starters, I had no idea that it was written in verse. This isn't an approach I usually gravitate ...
Title: Long Way DownAuthor: Jason ReynoldsPublisher: AtheneumPublication date: May 2, 2019Length: 306 pagesGenre: Young adult fictionSource: Purchased ★★★★★ An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this i…
9. A Long Way Down - Movie Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes
The film struggles with a meandering story and superficial characters who do little to elicit compassion from the audience.
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10. A Long Way Down: Berlin Review - The Hollywood Reporter
Feb 10, 2014 · Four strangers planning on killing themselves, played by Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul and Imogen Poots, meet at a famous London suicide spot.
Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul and Imogen Poots star in this comedy about suicide, adapted from a novel by bestselling British author Nick Hornby
11. Book Review – A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
Jan 6, 2021 · You might think that has something to do with the subject matter as reading 4 people wanting to commit suicide isn't exactly joyful. However, I ...
★★★ I admit that it took me longer to read my first book of 2021 than I’d have imagined. I started on January 1st and have only just finished today. I’m just experiencing that classic J…
12. A LONG WAY DOWN - Movieguide | Movie Reviews for Families
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A LONG WAY DOWN is about four strangers who stumble across each other while contemplating suicide on New Year’s Eve, and how they become friends when they
13. Film Review: A Long Way Down - The Connect Press
Nov 21, 2014 · It asks relevant questions about finding healing, and shows the power of friendship and care, and honesty, in helping us take a step back. It ...
Pierce Brosnan, Aaron Paul, Toni Collette, and Imogen Poots play four strangers who strike up a friendship moments before each would end their life...
14. A Long Way Down - Review - One Room With A View
Mar 22, 2014 · Adapted from a Nick Hornby novel, A Long Way Down tells the story of four people who become unlikely companions when they all attempt to ...
Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp EmailAdapted from a Nick Hornby novel, A Long Way Down tells the story of four people who become unlikely companions when they all attempt to commit suicide on New Year’s Eve. Unfortunately, the film doesn’t know what it wants to be. It attempts to tread the fine line between comedy and tragedy but …
15. A Long Way Down - Blu-ray News and Reviews | High Def Digest
Sep 9, 2014 · Featuring great actors and a story concept that seems just as easy to connect to as any of the previous Hornby adaptations, 'A Long Way Down' ...
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16. Film Review – A Long Way Down (2014)
May 28, 2015 · Martin is a believable character and along with Toni Collette's Maureen he makes for the film's most relatable figures. This is what A Long Way ...
Title – A Long Way Down (2014) Director – Pascal Chaumeil (Fly Me to the Moon) Cast – Pierce Brosnan, Aaron Paul, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Sam Neill, Rosamund Pike Plot – A top of a cold winter…
17. Review: A Long Way Down - Slant Magazine
Jul 6, 2014 · An inept trifle, A Long Way Down reduces Nick Hornby's novel of the same name to a series of smug self-help gestures. ... Everyone gets to talking ...
An inept trifle, Pascal Chaumeil’s film reduces Nick Hornby’s novel of the same name to a series of smug self-help gestures.