The Way Way Back

The much, much better film in comparison to The Descendants. Its everything The Descendants should have been but wasnt. This is not in anyway dissing Descendants (though I wasnt a fan either) but The Way Way Back is such a little gem and deserves alot more fanfare. Written by the same team and dealing with the same disfunctional family theme but with alot more satisfaction.

Okay, Im probably being a bit biased because I'm a huge fan of coming-of-age movies and this now becoming one of my favourites. The film circles around Duncan (Liam James) as he is dragged on a summer vacation with his mother (Toni Collette) and her mean boyfriend (Steve Carell), who is less than supportive in this growing up stage of his life, labeling him a three out of ten.

The Way Way Back features a stellar cast including Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Liam James, Sam Rockwell, Anna Sophia Robb and Maya Rudolph. 

Each character manages to make a statement and you'll feel and understanding towards them, depsite their little screen time, each bring a little something to the movie. The Way Way Back moves along at its own pace and never falls short of funny and sweet scenes. Its a confident little movie that can definately stand alone without the need of comparisons to Nat Faxon and Jim Rash's previous work. 

 

Its a heart warming movie that manages to bring the joy to a daunting summer vacation and showing that you really can find a family outside of your real family. Although not being an entirley orginal movie in its genre, its definatlry one of the best.