A Long Way Down
Four strangers who planned to jump off the same roof on New Year's Eve form a surrogate family to help one another weather the difficulties of their lives as well as find valid reasons to continue living in 6 weeks.
14 September 1947, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
1 November 1972, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
28 November 1988
21 February 1987, Bristol, England, UK
31 August 1980, Warwickshire, England, UK
16 May 1953, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
3 June 1989, London, England, UK
12 February 1992, London, England, UK
12 February 1983, London, England, UK
27 August 1979, Emmett, Idaho, USA
27 January 1979, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
September 10, 2014
"A Long Way Down" doesn't bother to explore its characters on any substantial level and comes close to offending in how flippant the whole thing is to the subject of suicide.July 25, 2014
Whatever the intent of the filmmakers, a story that hinges on existential despair requires at least a modicum of emotional credulity.July 11, 2014
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.July 30, 2014
A very long way down indeed.June 14, 2016
Surf frolic! Group hug! Bonding! Brosnan was a low-on-the-totem-pole James Bond, but we'll take that Bond over this bonding. Brosnan meanders insincerely through the material.December 02, 2014
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.July 17, 2014
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.January 02, 2015
I 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.July 11, 2014
Author Nick Hornby establishes a tone of sentimental black humor, and director Pascal Chaumeil orchestrates the encounter as the formation of rag-tag band where each player gets a stirring solo number.July 17, 2014
The film struggles with a meandering story and superficial characters who do little to elicit compassion from the audience.July 17, 2014
Tackles the topic of life-ending despair with all the delicacy and grace of a Hallmark greeting card.