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Four old friends reunite to make a coast to coast walk across the United Kingdom.

Critics Reviews

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Kevin Maher Times (UK) A sweetly maudlin directorial debut from James Rouse, it features winning turns from Richard Lumsden (as team leader Gordon), Karl Theobald (as best buddy about to drop a bombshell Keith) and Ned Dennehy (as drunken spice Julian). Rated: 4/5 Jun 10, 2014 Full Review Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) Torben Betts' screenplay for this engaging, quintessentially British road/rambling movie combines knockabout comedy with surprisingly bleak observations about the way the men's lives have all veered off course. Rated: 3/5 May 29, 2014 Full Review Mike McCahill Guardian A grey, farty plod, with increasingly little to sustain it bar the scenery. Rated: 2/5 May 29, 2014 Full Review David Aldridge Radio Times Downhill is a home-grown treat, and the perfect solution to anyone seeking an alternative to the preponderance of overblown blockbusters on screens big and small. Rated: 3/5 Jun 10, 2014 Full Review Mark Adams Screen International The transition from comedy to gently revelatory drama is nicely handled in James Rouse's engaging low-budget film. Jun 10, 2014 Full Review Rich Cline Contactmusic.com It's extremely rare for a low-budget mock-documentary to come together as well as this scruffy little British comedy. Rated: 4.5/5 Jun 10, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Audience Member Myself and my partner, who considers herself a feminist, loved it. We're keen walkers, If you are city folk who have no experience of this type of thing (like the critics) or don't know what men of a certain age go through, this film is not for you. Don't to be too PC about it,most of us aren't any better to be honest, they've all got problems and I can emphasise 100%. Doing this type of thing in crappy weather is challenging to say the least. They're human, as far as I recognise, I don't judge any of them. I love this film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member This was horrible !Love Will & Julia BUT !! WAS SURPRISE AT HOW DULL AND.BOREN. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the better excuses in recent years to use a handheld camera style - and it's not 'found footage'! This is a decent enough character driven comedy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Despite being low budget with a couple of continuity errors, all can be forgiven as the story, acting and scenery is fantastic. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Four old friends reunite to make a coast to coast walk across the United Kingdom.
Director
James Rouse
Producer
Benjamin Howell, Alexander Melman, Robert Campbell, Elli Gharbi
Screenwriter
Torben Betts
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 38m