A Long Way Down

  • 2014


MOVIE IS substantial manipulative depressing general monkeying
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35 %
22 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 12
Negative reviews 22
Average Rating 2.3/5
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1.5
This film adaptation, however, never succeeds in settling on a tone at all, veering ineptly from flippant goofiness to maudlin sentiment and back agai .. Av Club
2.5
This film adaptation, however, never succeeds in settling on a tone at all, veering ineptly from flippant goofiness to maudlin sentiment and back agai .. Av Club
1.0
And of course youll wish theyd all just take a header and spare us the phony uplift. Time Out
3.5
Thoughtfully directed by Pascal Chaumeil, it is a film that defies expectations and delivers an impressively life affirming message. Screen Daily
3.1
Pushing the film over the edge into maudlin territory, however, is a saccharine ending that ultimately does a disservice to those truly struggling wit .. Paste Magazine
1.9
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 m .. Rogerebert
1.0
Just unveiled in the Berlin Film Festival, the film is one long rictus of denial.Its wholly doomed, but it puts on a brave face. Telegraph
3.0
Though its not as deeply satisfying asoris undeniably bubbly, heartwarming and funny. Cinema Blend
2.0
The only thing that really fits, given all the superior Hornby projects that have come before, is the title. Ny Daily News
3.1
A bit twee, but a good cast and Nick Hornbys pithy dialogue lift this sentimental comedy out of the shallow and maudlin sometimes. Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
Its not the most enticing description, but blame author Nick Hornby, a man responsible for cuddlier fare such as About a Boy and Fever Pitch. Its his .. Blu Ray
3.8
And even though it drifts off into a happy ending and sometimes forgets what life is like, its nice to see a movie that at least acknowledges how lost .. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.0
The remarkable thing is, no one performance is better than othersa unique accomplishment for a Grade B film like this one. Film Journal
3.0
Hornby fans may feel theres been too much monkeying around in the headlong rush for a neat ending; its hard to see how else it could have been done. The Guardian
1.0
This farcical adaptation timidly flinches from Hornbys dark melancholy.The result really is tragic. The Guardian
2.0
Its all hard to dislike, but youre more likely to find mordant gallows humour in The Lego Movie. The Guardian
2.0
Toni Collettes sympathetic performance almost makes the film worth watching. Az Central
2.0
Moreover, Hornbys engagingly undemanding narratives normally make a fairly smooth transition to the big screen (see Fever Pitch, High Fidelity and Abo .. Daily Mail
3.0
But the film begins to make more sense and develop substance when it slows down. Flim List
2.0
Trivialising despair, its a depressing waste of a major cast, and an early bid for mess of the year. Empire
1.3
The movie doesnt know if it wants to be a comedy, a morality play or a cautionary tale about being careful what you wish for. Observer
3.8
The first challenge is tonal, to make a comedy about suicide that stays reasonably funny without turning into a distasteful farce or glossing over the .. Sf Gate
1.9
Theres something inherently gross about a narrative that treats suicide as just another ready made obstacle for a coming of age yuppie redemption tale .. Slant Magazine
1.0
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 s .. The New York Times
4.5
Its the hope that kills me..Thats supposed to be funny in its emo angst. Flickfilosopher
1.5
The film is awful, but it is not unwatchable.The camera is in general pointed in the direction of the actors all of whom have faces weve enjoyed looki .. Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
There will be five episodes to this new chapter for Telltales take on the dark knight. Total Film
1.0
A horrible misfire of a movie which starts off badly and just keeps getting worse. Hollywood Reporter
2.5
Plenty will find it adorable; the rest will be left wanting to slit their wrists. Variety
3.1
But although theyre all fine and the film doesnt overstay its welcome, theres not much meat here just a slightly smart setup without any followthrough .. Nj
2.5
Collette delivers a heartfelt and emotional performance as Maureen. Three Movie Buffs
2.0
The best you can say is that it seems well intentioned, but the end result is no less glib and grating for it. Digital Spy
1.9
It might be the only summer movie during which the snack bars will be selling cyanide Kool Aid. New York Post
1.9
There is nothing wrong with a bittersweet comedy that finds humor in sadness and misery, but A Long Way Down doesnt bother to explore its characters o .. Dustin Put Man
2.5
With a darkly serious theme and a corny rom com filmmaking approach, this film never quite comes together into something meaningful. Contact Music
2.0
This structure further fragments an already disjointed narrative, giving weak storytelling precedent over the actual story. Film Racket
2.0
The script by Jack Thorne keeps finding ways to flatten out characters that were already troublingly flat in Hornbys novel. The Dissolve
2.5
It should not have groveled at the feet of formulaic, bottom line entertainment. Theepoch Times
3.0
You have to admire novelist Nick Hornby for his bad taste premise and theres lots of comedy mileage to be extracted from a surprise, surprise gallows .. Sky
1.0
Its emotionally manipulative and yet even fails in that regard too, as we simply dont care about any of these characters nor their situations. Hey U Guys



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