Long Story Short

Name: Long Story Short
Director: Josh Lawson
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
Released: 2021
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: Rafe Spall, Zahra Newman, Ronny Chieng, Dena Kaplan, Noni Hazlehurst

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Comedy
Romance

2021
Josh Lawson
90 mins
15

Summary

A man named Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he is jumping forward to the next year of his life. Trapped in a cycle of time jumps, Teddy is faced with a race against time as his life crumbles around him. With the help of his best friend Sam, Teddy tries to piece together where it all went wrong and, as his life flashes before his eyes, he must learn how to live life in the precious moments to win back the woman he loves. Romantic comedy, starring Rafe Spall and Zahra Newman

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Review

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Emma Simmonds

Taking care to stop and smell the roses is the message at the heart of this high-concept romcom from writer/director Josh Lawson. Rafe Spall stars as Australia-based Brit, Teddy, who marries aspiring writer Leanne (Zahra Newman) following a farcical meet-cute that involves a mistaken identity and a potentially fatal nut allergy. But when Teddy is cursed by a mysterious woman he meets in a graveyard, he wakes up to find his life slipping away from him, with time leaping forward by a year every few minutes. The wedding night, Leanne's pregnancy, and the birth of a daughter all flash by and Teddy finds his relationship crumbling due to circumstances he can't control. Although the concept is superficially handled, with Teddy's baffled reactions not easily explained away and some hurried emotional scenes, there's plenty of novelty at play. Newman is consigned to more of a reactive role, making this very much a one-man show, and Spall delivers a charmingly grouchy performance in a light but enjoyable film.

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6.6/10