Rotten
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.
Jason Clark, Entertainment Weekly
Overview
Four lost souls—a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother, and a failed musician—decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year's Eve. When this disillusioned quartet of strangers meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, a London high-rise with the well-earned nickname Topper's Tower, they mutually agree to call off their plans for six weeks, forming an unconventional, dysfunctional family. They become media sensations as the Topper House Four and search together for reasons to keep on living.
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Top critics, in their words
Rotten
Whatever the intent of the filmmakers, a story that hinges on existential despair requires at least a modicum of emotional credulity.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
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.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
Tackles the topic of life-ending despair with all the delicacy and grace of a Hallmark greeting card.
Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic
Fresh
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.
Serena Donadoni, Village Voice
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