Review of The Way Way Back (2013) by Alejandro V — 18 Jan 2014

Such a great "feel good"movie. Steve Carrell being an AssHole was weird but he is good at it.

This review of The Way Way Back (2013) was written by Alejandro V on 18 Jan 2014.

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