Platicsco
Good story, Not enough for a whole film
Reptileenbu
Did you people see the same film I saw?
Geraldine
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Wezqu
I bought this movie on DVD and it ended up costing me just few euros. Didn't except much but was intrigued by its historical settings and actors presented on the cover of the DVD. When I started to watch it I noticed that I was glued to my seat for the rest of the movie. When it was over I realized I could not find any flaw in this movie and its now considered to be one of my favorite movies.The story or should I say stories are both great. Transitioning between the original creator of the clocks in 1800's and the veteran of the first world war, who takes its his personal quest to find the clocks and fix them to working condition, is handled marvelously. In the end this is a story of unappreciated persons in two points of history who both are connected by the obsession to the most precise time there can be.I recommend this movie to anyone interested in history or people that enjoy great movies. From me it gets full ten points.
buchetger
Staying with my in-laws in rural Ireland,kids,wife and said in-laws watching ER or whatever,I had to stay in the kitchen to watch on a small portable TV this film I thought would be interesting.(Dirty dishes,dogs etc...). I was taken aback quite from the start. The actors (Gambon,Irons..)were terrific,but more so,believable.After 30mns I forced my dad-in-law to at least have a look at the show,which he did.We didn't leave that kitchen for the 3 nights the series was on and merrily sorted out the after-dinner mess,all the while conversing on how to build IT.Anecdote: on the last night my eldest aughter who was 7 came into the kitchen to see what we were watching,and at that age, was captivated. It is also a great tribute to the ethics of learning and wanting,working to achieve something. Sorry if I sounded a bit Victorian in that sense.(Am not). Please watch and recommend this.
JD-007
Longitude is an absolutle classic of its type. Every aspect of the production is supurb whilst what could have been a boring story if told in an interesting and moving manner. After you have seen this film, I doubt that you will every forget the contribution that John Harrision made to sailors throughout the world.
dmnkeen
Being a big fan of Dava Sobel's bestselling book, I wondered how this intricate and, on the face of it, not particularly exciting story would translate to the screen.For the most part, director Sturridge has succeeded and with a sterling cast headed by Michael Gambon, Ian Hart, et al, really brought the race to resolve the longitude problem to brilliant life.Unfortunately, for me, the overall effect was disastrously marred by the framework narrative involving Jeremy Irons, which did not really add to the central drama. Every time Irons with his haughty-taughty constipated look appeared, I found myself counting the minutes until we were back in the thick of the real action and the real story involving Gambon.Nevertheless, this was a really accomplished production. Maybe when they repeat it or release it on video they could whittle it down to the bare necessities of the story and leave Irons on the cutting room floor.7/10
