THE WAY WAY BACK

THE WAY WAY BACK IS A 2013 AMERICAN COMEDY-DRAMA FILM WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY NAT FAXON AND JIM RASH. THE FILM STARS LIAM JAMES, STEVE CARELL, TONI COLLETTE, ALLISON JANNEY, ANNASOPHIA ROBB, SAM ROCKWELL, AND MAYA RUDOLPH.

THE FILM IS ABOUT A SHY 14-YEAR-OLD DUNCAN GOES ON SUMMER VACATION WITH HIS MOTHER, HER OVERBEARING BOYFRIEND, AND HER BOYFRIEND'S DAUGHTER, HAVING A ROUGH TIME FITTING IN, DUNCAN FINDS AN UNEXPECTED FRIEND IN OWEN, MANAGER OF THE WATER WIZZ WATER PARK.

THE FILM PREMIERED AT THE 2013 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AND RECEIVED POSITIVE REVIEWS FROM CRITICS. METACRITIC GIVES THE FILM A RATING OF 68/100.



                                                        PERSONAL REVIEW

DIRECTION                                  :  7.0/10

SCREENPLAY                              :  7.5/10

PERFORMANCE                         :  6.0/10

EDITING                                       :  6.0/10

MUSIC                                           :  6.8/10

CINEMATOGRAPHY                 :  6.0/10

GENERAL                                    :  7.8/10


OVERALL                                             : 6.7/10 (GENERALLY FAVORABLE)