When disgraced breakfast TV host Martin Sharp climbs to the
top of Fleet Tower on New Year’s Eve armed with a ladder, he only has one thing
in mind – to jump off. Suffering the
loss of his career, marriage & children, Martin feels suicide is the only
way out, but before he has a chance to jump he’s interrupted by fellow jumper
Maureen.
Also planning on ending her life that night, Maureen asks
Martin when he’ll be done so she can take her turn, but as they chat they are
joined by politician’s daughter Jess & pizza delivery guy JJ who also have
the same idea.
As the four of them realise they’ve chosen the most popular
spot on the most popular night for suicide, they bond over their shared idea
and decide to make their way safely back to ground level before splitting up and going their separate
ways. But when Jess takes an overdose and is rushed to hospital, they reunite
& make a pact to carry on with life until Valentine’s Day in the hope they
can all hold on until then.
With the press already on the story of the ‘Topper House
Four’ Martin takes this opportunity to try and rebuild his career and persuades
the others to embrace the attention, but while Jess & JJ share his opinion,
shy housewife Maureen is determined to all she can to protect her disabled son.
As the four of them continue to bond over their reasons for
wanting to end their lives and with the media attention turning sour, they
decide the best way to avoid their troubles is to get away from it all, so they
book a holiday to enjoy sun, sea & sand to escape normal life.
But can a shared friendship & a holiday in the sun
really change their minds about why they spent New Year’s Eve on top of a tower
block?
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots &
Aaron Paul, I really enjoyed this black comedy which although centered on
suicide, gave an insight into how some people feel it can be their only option
and provided an enjoyable movie.
Based on the novel by Nick Hornby, this movie is worthy of a
recommendation and is one which I would happily watch again.
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