I have to be honest and confess that I have always been a sucker for the Brits Sense of humour. The Satire and black witty comedy gets to me every single time as opposed to the obvious in your face HaHa American humour.
So, I immediately took a liking to the movie with the witty, funny, and satiric script which got me cracking up every step of the way and that is a very hard thing to do..

Also, the heart felt feeling through out the movie that I could relate to all of the characters, focusing that in this day and time surrounded by a technology that is supposedly helping us to stay connected 24/7, we never actually felt more alone.

Once again The critics and I disagree, which is a good thing cause I was starting to get a bit worried about myself..

A Long Way Down received negative reviews from critics.
Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 21% based on reviews from 39 critics, with a rating average of 3.9 out of 10.

However, IMHO I strongly suggest you watch it, if you are looking for a picture that will leave you light-hearted and thinking.. Well, no matter how much it suck, life really is not that bad..

A dark comedy movie from the Britain which was partially based on a novel of the same name. The second movie together for the rising stars Imogen Poots and Aaron Paul after 'Need for Speed'. The trailer was one of the reasons I watch this movie. It created an interest in me for some uniqueness in its theme. But in the end when I watched the movie now it did not last much longer.

Usually movies will have best shots for last parts, but here it came very early. The opening scene was the movie's highlight, get off with the fun and then while advancement it slowly died. The concept was really a good one, the story created around it was not. I expected twists and turns in last parts that never came. So, in the end it became a simple and the usual entertaining movie.


All the actors were good, but their characters were not convinced enough. The developments were to blame because all the four main characters were not exposed well on the screen about some of the mysteries of their earlier stages. I mean the story talks about each of them's difficulties they recently went through and 50% of them remained unexplained phenomena. Like, what was the Aaron Paul's real problems and about Imogen Poots little sister etc.

Beside all these flaws, there's little enjoyments. Toni Collette and Pierce Brosnan's roles were made sense and blended well with the concept. But when it comes to performances all the four were equally good. Overall, a fine subject was wasted for not that good story. Yes, a little let down movie, should have been a better. I don't know the book, maybe they should have adapted it straight without changing much. A decent movie to watch and no guarantee of satisfactory because differ from people to people.

6.5/10