Writer/director Josh Lawson has created a charming and kind film that keeps its pace brisk and entertaining. Audiences invest in Teddy, not only because he’s likable, but in many ways, he’s relatable.

| Sep 17, 2023

Long Story Short is well acted and charming, and though it doesn’t have too much to offer in the comedy department, it makes up for it in heart.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 6, 2023

Good lead performances and the gift of scenic locations does not lift the screenplay from the underlying problem of its tricky premise nor its flat, strained humour

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 5, 2021

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.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 26, 2021

Long story short, if you are in the mood for some romance and a few laughs, you can do better than this repetitive and grueling film.

| Jul 23, 2021

If you see sweetness in its gracious sentiment, there's much more where that came from in the romance at the center of this little gem.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 20, 2021

It's a wonderful trick, and I think [writer-director] Josh Lawson is super clever.

| Jul 10, 2021

A really lovely writer-director calling card. I would love to see more from Josh Lawson.

| Jul 10, 2021

Yes, there are plenty of the expected romcom elements in Long Story Short. But even as Teddy gets weary of his forced time-jumping, the concept never feels forced, and the story doesn't get tired.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 7, 2021

Has a lot of heart, just the right amount of humor to make you laugh without feeling silly and some charming, engaging performances.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jul 6, 2021

One of the least inspired uses of time-loop plot mechanics in recent memory, this Australian romantic comedy is labored and predictable.

| Jul 3, 2021

Long Story Short is a pleasing romantic comedy with charming performances especially from Rafe Spall and Zahra Newman, a modern screwball tone, and just enough similarities to the Groundhog Day-style of rom-com.

| Jul 3, 2021

Long Story Short wants to remind viewers about the preciousness of time and how it shouldn't be waste -- this is ironic considering that the film itself wastes 90 minutes of time before getting to its all-too-predictable conclusion.

| Jul 2, 2021

Long Story Short is a comic fantasy with a genuine sense of emotional and metaphysical weight.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 2, 2021

Nice enough but oddly pallid, a riff on taking time to appreciate life that rushes through one man's without leaving much of an impression. Just call it 'Long Story Slight.'

| Original Score: C | Jul 2, 2021

This feature falters in delivering earned, meaningful resonance, and instead gives us puddle-deep platitudes that grace wall plaques found in HomeGoods stores.

| Jul 2, 2021

A sheepish pall steadily creeps over the whole endeavor...

| Jul 1, 2021

There's more than a bit of Dicken's "A Christmas Carol' as well as desperation in Josh Lawson's "Long Story Short," a romantic comedy that ends up being neither.

| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Jul 1, 2021

The movie is a standard one that brings nothing new to the equation. The cast and some genuinely funny moments carry the film.

| Jun 30, 2021

"Short" is after a case of the cutes for the most part, even name-checking "Groundhog Day" during the disorientation, inadvertently pointing out a far superior take on the same idea.

| Original Score: D+ | Jun 30, 2021