The Way, Way Back
Duncan, a shy 14-year-old boy, 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.
7 August 1996, Canada
9 July 1998, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
11 January 1972, New York City, New York, USA
19 November 1959, Dayton, Ohio, USA
5 November 1968, Daly City, California, USA
March 17, 2017
While it doesn't always stick the landing and the plot threads feel a little clumsily tied, The Way, Way Back succeeds where it counts with its big, sloppy heart.
November 16, 2015
The Way Way Back has its heaviness, but in the end it floats to the surface and lodges.
August 27, 2013
This film's masterstroke is showing everything from Duncan's point of view, without the traditional cloying narration.
December 08, 2013
The story has some of the lighthearted fun a boy should have working for a fun-loving boss and enjoying the company of a hot girlfriend, but he should be having a lot more fun than this.
July 26, 2013
An unexpected yet irresistible cross between Meatballs and The Ice Storm, The Way Way Back just may be the best movie of the summer.
September 10, 2013
Nice comedic work from Sam Rockwell and Allison Janney buoys this pleasant but routine coming-of-age drama by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.
July 19, 2013
The coming-of-age tale The Way, Way Back is sweet, heartfelt and utterly trite and predictable from beginning to end.
July 26, 2013
Like many of the best films in this genre The Way, Way Back is rooted in truth: honest observations about family dynamics, adolescence, dependence and independence.
April 17, 2016
Carell convincingly plays against type, Rockwell turns in one of his finest performances to date, and the picture's younger cast members uniformly impress.
November 27, 2013
This coming-of-age comedy/drama rings emotionally false during many of its jacked-up, stacked-deck emotional confrontations and mistakes obnoxiousness for personality in almost every adult character.
January 06, 2014
The film has been complacently concocted for likability even as it gives you very little that's real, structured, or spontaneous enough to enjoy.
February 20, 2014
An astoundingly sweet, lovable, immensely enjoyable little film that hits all the right notes as you're watching it thanks to its excellent cast.
