jimel98 I expected a comedy. I love English movies and am rarely disappointed. It had some funny moments, but a comedy, it's not. And I was STILL not disappointed. It was a very good story, a NICE story. I use that word a lot but sometimes, I can't think of a more appropriate one.As you know, 4 people who are planning suicide end up not doing it on New Year's Eve making a pact to do it Valentine's Day. It shows how they bond over the coming weeks and as has been mentioned, they form a sort of surrogate co-dependent family. It's a chance for them to talk out their issues and have someone with issues just as tough for them (in different unique ways), to listen. Misery loves company. What starts as mutual annoyance slips into reluctant friendship and you eventually see it become a loving family of sorts.Nice. Photography, done well. Acting, hey, it's a cast of real pros, so you can expect that was good. But honestly, unless the photography and acting is really wretched, WHO CARES? When I read the reviews of others, I want only to know if it was a good story executed well, not if it's academy award material.I don't know if this could win an Oscar and don't care. It was very nice movie with a upbeat story. Isn't that really all that matters in the long run?

TxMike I found this movie on Netflix streaming movies. I was attracted to it for its cast, all fine actors.It starts with Pierce Brosnan as Martin, sneaking a ladder into the stairwell of a tall building on New Year's Eve, ostensibly to make a bridge across the protective barrier on rooftop, so that he can jump off and kill himself. What is so bad in his life? He is a family man with a great job as a London TV show personality. But that tryst with the girl he thought was maybe 25 went bad when it turned out she was only 15! He is a disgraced man.But as he is just about to walk the plank he hears a voice, it is Toni Collette as Maureen. She has come to the rooftop for a similar reason, to kill herself, but her story is totally different.Next the two of them are joined by Imogen Poots as Jess, then a bit later by pizza delivery boy, Aaron Paul as JJ. They all have this one thing in common, they decide to kill themselves for various reasons that it total don't really make sense.So the movie is really about the 4 of them making a pact that night, to not do anything until Valentine's Day, the next most popular day for suicides. They form bonds of sorts, they even fly as a group to a vacation spot. We gradually learn all the other stories. And of course things get better for each of them.Not a great movie but a very interesting one, worth a viewing.

eddie_baggins Based on popular author Nick Hornby's novel of the same name, Pascal Chaumeil's adaptation of A Long Way Down is a tonally awkward film that you can't help but feel had more to give had it been more efficiently made, but thanks to a talented acting ensemble, the film overcomes many of its narrative troubles to be an enjoyable and even sometimes touching tale of life and friendship.Setting a film around botched suicide attempts seems like a sure-fire trip into Depressionville but this is absolutely a comedic look at a subject that arguably needed a little more realism attached to it. We have a disgraced TV personality Martin (Brosnan), hardworking mother Maureen (Collette), loud and obnoxious young lady Jess (Poots) and forlorn pizza delivery guy J.J (Paul) who create a rag-tag bunch of people that in real life would not put up with each other for more than a few minutes but here take holidays together and it sets up many awkward moments and musings on life and all its troubles. It's often a very strange scenario and one about as far away from realism as your likely to get but the actors here do some fine work despite Imogen Poot's grating performance and Dario Marianelli's overbearing score.It's always nice to see Pierce Brosnan given something to do and he aces his role as Martin. 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 Down needed a little more of to really make it fly, some relatability and persons that feel cut from the real world. Aaron Paul does some nice work also as J.J, a man who's not quite sure why he feels the way he does and that too is something I'm sure people can associate with. It's nice to see Paul succeed here as he has an undeniable presence on screen when given the right material. The films largest annoyance (other than the wasting of Sam Neill and Rosamund Pike in short support turns) is by far Imogen Poots. Her Jess is a tacky and insipid creation that will bring the films mood down consistently in an overplayed and over extenuated role, all loud noises and arrogant remarks, it truly is an annoying thing to witness.A Long Way Down has some nice things to say about life, love and friendship and while it's all told in a very Hollywood light way, the message is still an important one. While not everything here rings true and some situations would've been better suited on the cutting room floor, there is enough here to suggest many will find enjoyment and maybe even some life affirming notions amongst all the goings on.3 step ladders out of 5 For more movie reviews and opinions check into - www.jordanandeddie.wordpress.com

kentoi although the movie isn't all that maximum in realistic aspects of storytelling, it is a very enjoyable movie and i honestly think that the rating it has received is a bit on the low side.the acting is good, the story is unusual which makes it a original movie by itself and it has characters to which you can relate to.If i may be very honest: I was thinking about suicide as well, sometimes whenever i was on a tall building looking down i soon wondered what it would be like if i just "fell down" this film however showed me that whatever the reason to depression is it can be solved and after watching this film i haven't had any suicidal thoughts.Give this film a chance, it might sound really grim and it is a bit of a shocking subject but it is really good and it deserves the attention.Pim