A Running Jump (2012)

06/24/2012Comedy, TV Movie35m
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Gary attempts to buy a second-hand car. What should be a straightforward task is turned into something of a quest by various people, including dodgy East End car dealer Perry, Perry's taxi-driver dad, a garage owner called Derek, Perry's wife Debbie and couple of twins.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Eddie Marsan

    Perry

  2. Cast 1

    Sam Kelly

    Grandad

  3. Cast 1

    Samantha Spiro

    Debbie

  4. Cast 1

    Lee Ingleby

    Gary

  5. Nichole Bird

    Hayley

  6. Cast 1

    Danielle Bird

    Jody

  7. Cast 1

    Jade Anouka

    Jody's Friend

  8. Cast 1

    Robert Putt

    Derek

  9. Cast 1

    Ben Batt

    Footballer #1

Some short films are whole and complete the way they are. Others come to an end leaving things, real or implied, hanging in the air. They make me ask the question, “Why didn’t they make this a full-length film and tell the entire story?” This is one of the latter type, in my opinion. I know Mike Leigh is great at making full-length films and this should have been one of them. I like Eddie Marsan, and they have surrounded him with a fine ensemble cast, who we seem to barely get to know by the time the movie is finished. Mind you, where Eddie’s character is concerned, there is a frenetic qual...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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