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A Long Way Down

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United Kingdom, Germany · 2014
Rated R · 1h 36m
Director Pascal Chaumeil
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Toni Collette
Genre Comedy, Drama

Four lost souls decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year's Eve. When they meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, they mutually agree to call off their plans for six weeks, forming an unconventional, dysfunctional family.

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40

Empire by Angie Errigo

Trivialising despair, it’s a depressing waste of a major cast, and an early bid for mess of the year.

38

Slant Magazine by Chuck Bowen

An inept trifle, Pascal Chaumeil's film reduces Nick Hornby's novel of the same name to a series of smug self-help gestures.

40

Total Film by Emma Dibdin

At best, this is a cringey stab at black comedy redeemed by charismatic stars; at worst it’s a glib and manipulative punt on a subject that deserves more care.

40

The Dissolve by Keith Phipps

The film wavers between the drippy and the glib from start to finish, sometimes within the course of a single scene.

20

The Hollywood Reporter by Leslie Felperin

The film forms a near-perfect storm of misjudged decisions, with its implausible plot, irritating or outright-dislikeable characters, and strained attempts at “wacky” British humor that fall so flat they’re below sea level.

20

Variety by Peter Debruge

It’s worse than tacky, trivializing depression for a handful of easy laughs and pop-psychology platitudes.

20

The Telegraph by Tim Robey

Jack Thorne's screenplay has all the emotional nuance of a Sudoku puzzle; directed by French romcom veteran Pascal Chaumeil (Heartbreaker), it's bouncy and vacuous enough to feel like a light comedy from the planet Neptune.

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