Long Story Short – Movie Review
Director: Josh Lawson
Writer: Josh Lawson (Screenplay)
Cast
- Rafe Spall (The Ritual)
- Zahra Newman (Thirteen Lives)
- Ronny Chieng (M3GAN)
- Dena Kaplan
- Noni Hazlehurst (Candy)
Plot: Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he’s jumping forward to the next year of his life.
Runtime: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Long Story Short starts when an indecisive man Teddy (Spall) finally proposes to his girlfriend Leanne (Newman). After Teddy has a strange encounter with a Stranger (Hazlehurst) he learns that time is essential. When they get married it looks like they are about to start the next stage of their lives.
However, Teddy finds himself skipping time, only getting to live a couple of minutes each year. Teddy sees his life falling apart and needs to figure out how to stop it before his whole life passes him by.
Verdict on Long Story Short
Long Story Short is a romantic fantasy comedy following a man who finds his life falling apart. He finds his life skipping ahead a year every couple of minutes. However, he doesn’t know how to stop it as he is losing control of his life.
This is a funny comedy that leaves the man needing to learn how to make the most out of a couple of minutes of each year of his life. However, he needs to learn to make the most out of his life before it is too late. It has a big message about the difficulties people face in life and needing to understand how to use time. This takes you on an emotional roller coaster where we can laugh, cry and be left empty by the journey Teddy goes through. Rafe Spall is brilliant in the leading role in the movie.
Final Thoughts –Long Story Short is an enjoyable roller coaster ride of emotions.
