Review of The Way Way Back (2013) by Tvjerry — 21 Jul 2013
A super sulky pubescent (Liam James) is stuck with his mom and her bf (Toni Collette & Steve Carell in a non-comic role) at a summer beach house. He finds fun and friendship at a local water park. The plot's familiar, so it's up to the storytelling and characters to make it special.
Sam Rockwell and Allison Janney create enjoyable people, but the rest of the people aren't especially interesting. It's predictable and things take too long to happen. Except for Sam Rockwell (as the mentor), things aren't that funny or heartfelt when they do.
This review of The Way Way Back (2013) was written by Tvjerry on 21 Jul 2013.
The Way Way Back has generally received very positive reviews.
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