The Way, Way Back

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Perfect 5.0

The Way, Way Back is the perfect summer movie from this Summer of `13. It opens and closes with a painfully awkward …

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Perfect 5.0

Given the praise I heaped on Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell and Liam James in the Summary commentary above, let's start her…

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Really Great 4.5

Nat Faxon and Jim Rash!!! Wow.

Their film deliberately feels vintage, kinda 80s-like, though it's set in the iPod T…

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Risqué 2.0

The movie depicts Adults Gone Wild while on vacation at the beach. Unfortunately their adolescent kids are around to w…

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Glib 1.1

Nat Faxon and Jim Rash's movie nails the behavior of kids and adults, making it a movie for teens on up. In particular…

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Great 4.0

A great coming of age in the summertime story, The Way Way Back is a mix of well portreyed typical teen subjects: trou…

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Very Good 3.5

For a funny man, Steve Carell does remarkably well as the prick-ish mom-boyfriend

Toni Collette – shows her acting c…

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Great 4.0
Tame 1.4
Glib 1.6
Very Good 3.5

2013 is shaping up to be a great year for movies and The Way, Way back is a fine addition to the portfolio of escapism….

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Very Good 3.5

I left the theatre wishing I had found the path that would have me running the Water Wizz and married to a boozing broa…

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Very Good 3.5

The use of the camera was very good with each of the memorable scenes, i.e., the water slides, the opening scene with t…

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Tame 1.5
Natural 1.0

A theme park on the east coast is as natural as anything gets after World War II.

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Oct 14, 2013 8:51PM
Wick

Regarding BrianSez’s Review
A teen grows “under the tutelage of a mentor who needs some growth himself.” Now that’s a great observation.

Jul 30, 2013 10:55PM
Wick

Regarding Tripod’s Review
“I left the theatre wishing I had found the path that would have me running the Water Wizz and married to a boozing broad like Betty.” Now that would’ve been an interesting life.

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Wick January 26, 2014 15:33

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