Long Story Short

Wasn't sure what to expect of the quality of this film given Australia's pretty poor track record when it comes to rom-com's, but this one is a stand out. The film starts out strong, admittedly it stalls a little with repetitiveness in the middle, but comes home with a bang. Really enjoyable, very funny.

Mr Review- Long Story Short. My Rating 6/10 It's a shame that this Comedy Romance just doesn't work as it has the bones of something better. There are very few occasions where the Script /story writer , Director and Executive Producer also acts in his own film it's a huge task to achieve successfully. it worked for Charles Chaplain Mel Brooks and Woody Allen they all managed it but they were geniuses . Josh Lawson the creator and Director of this film doesn't manage to pull it off unfortunately and it's certainly not the fault of his cast they are all very good. The plot is simple it's an adult fable about the value of our short time on The Planet, and the consequences of wasting the time we have life and also the value of maintaining relationships and friendships. Teddy , payed by British Actor Rafe Spall (son of Timothy) wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he's jumping forward to the next year of his life. Rafe Spall is excellent in a very big role as is Zahra Newman as Leanne his bride who each time Teddy jumps forward a year in time we see Leanne becoming more and more disappointed with Teddy's shortcomings and neglect . Noni Hazlehurst as The Stranger has a Cameo appearance and should have been used more ,she seems to wander Eastern Suburbs Cemetery as a Lesbian Witch handing out "The Gift" ,sound unusual ? It is....... I've seen this story done much more effectively in Charles Dickens "Scrooge " same basic plot about ghost appearing in a dream to show the main character the error of his way of life and pointing to the future to show him the consequences if he doesn't see the error of his ways. In fact the final scene is straight out of "Scrooge." I've seen many worse movies than this and it has some lovely moments and good performances. It's creator Josh Lawson was nominated for an Academy Award in 2018 for Best Live Action Short Film ,strangely I was actually thinking while watching "Long Short Story" that it would have made a much better short story movie. Perhaps it should be called "Too Long a Short Story." Is it worth seeing at the Cinema ? perhaps wait till it's streaming it won't be too long.

I don't understand why the rating for this movie isn't 10. This movie changed my life. It changed my vision toward our short life. This movie gave me a good lesson.

I watched this movie with my wife and the both of us enjoyed it quite a bit. There were some nice funny parts, the 2 leads did a great job and I really enjoyed the story. It is so true that as humans we have a hard time grasping the true value of something until it is lost. The parts with Sam in the future made me a bit sad but I really enjoyed this movie and gave my wife a big kiss after.

Yes it's old school, but very touching, all charaters are amazing!! When you had had enough of CGI, here is something that really makes you smile. Thank you for a lovely movie.

Okay yeah they're going for a cute rom-com / sci-fi thing. But introducing, what essentially turns out to be a time travel situation in a film in such a willy-nilly way is risky and leaves holes. At the end our protagonist gets his life back but now apparently knows the future and the first thing he does is use his knowledge of the future to take actions that will change it. And the wedding ring in the tin can with no explanation as to how it was in the tin can from the very beginning of the movie.....uggh! So wishing I could get back the 90 minutes I wasted on this film.

I do not remember where I originally came across info about this film but I waited and waited for this movie...not only did it sound interesting and something different but I am a huge fan of Rafe Spall. He is a wonderful actor...it seems like it comes so naturally he does not appear to be acting at times. I have liked everything I have seen him in and this is no exception. This movie is quite humorous but it also did a tug on my heartstrings. Possibly because I am old enough to have been through it all...not paying attention as the important parts of life float by...I am sure I have made all the mistakes. This would be a great movie for newlyweds to watch; unfortunately, I don't think they would get the full effect as I would not have at a young age.

This film start with a bunch of people countdown for new year, and a man "Teddy" kissing a wrong girl scene! As turnout, this film is about Teddy been cursed by a woman to live through the lives like her! Entire film full of boring conversation, and annoying overuse scene! Such as, overuse of the walking scene, overuse of the searching scene, overuse of the arguing scene, overuse of the calling names scene, overuse of the staring scene, overuse of the drinking scene, overuse of the kissing scene, overuse of the talking on the phone scene, overuse of the song playing at the background scene, and overuse of the smoking effect scene! Make the film unwatchable! At the end, Teddy remarry Leanne! That's it! Completely wasting time to watch!