A Long Way From Home

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A Long Way From Home

2013

1h 25m

Drama

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9 Reviews

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A bored British retiree (James Fox) becomes increasingly drawn to a pair of young tourists who remind him of himself in his younger days.

Tara Brady

Irish Times

The dialogue and situations simply never feel authentic. The younger characters are poorly developed and hollow.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 7, 2014

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Unfortunately, director Virginia Gilbert doesn't trust us to handle the chill winds and opts for something that has no temperature at all.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 6, 2013

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Rutherford does lovely things with the Provenal light, but Fox is too much of a cipher to care about.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 5, 2013

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Daniel Green

CineVue

A Long Way from Home often feels tired and over-familiar, only occasionally sparking into life when Joseph and Suzanne find time away from their suffocating other halves.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 6, 2019

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Alan Laidlaw

The List

Gilbert's full length debut isn't a complete shambles but where passion and tumult should exist, there is only a misguided intent to be found.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 9, 2013

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James Mottram

Total Film

As dull as a dreary daydream.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 4, 2013

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Mark D

A character study about two people with absolutely no character. It would have been a complete waste of time, save for the beautiful countryside. Wow! I can't believe I wasted an hour and a half watching this nothingburger.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/16/23

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Virginia Gilbert

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Joseph

Brenda Fricker

Brenda

Natalie Dormer

Suzanne

Paul Nicholls

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Synopsis

A bored British retiree (James Fox) becomes increasingly drawn to a pair of young tourists who remind him of himself in his younger days.

Director: Virginia Gilbert
Screenwriter: Virginia Gilbert
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2017
Runtime: 1h 25m

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