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A Long Way Down |
Four people meet on New Year's Eve and form a surrogate family to help one another weather the difficulties of their lives.
Director: Pascal Chaumeil
Writers: Nick Hornby (novel),
Jack Thorne (screenplay)
Stars: Pierce Brosnan,
Toni Collette,
Imogen Poots
Storyline
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. Written by
Anne Campbell
User Reviews
Watchable but not memorable
22 March 2014 Film of
Choice at The Plaza Tonight - A Long Way Down. From the best selling
book by Nick Hornby (as usual unread by me), this film charts the lives
for four would be suicide victims one New Year's Eve. Meeting on the
roof of a building they rescue each other and form a pact to stay alive
until Valentine's Day! This looked good from the trailer. Starring
Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots and Aaron Paul it promised
to be an amusing yet touching story of how these four completely
different lives came together and although I didn't find it terribly
amusing, I didn't feel I'd wasted an evening. I rather felt that I'd
been reading a book that although wasn't the most gripping, was however a
book I was unable to put down. It's the sort of film you would probably
watch on a rainy day with a nice hot cup of cocoa. Always nice to see
Pierce Brosnan on the big screen!
