The Way Way Back – The Review
Review by Barbie Snitzer
The Way Way Back fell way way short of my expectations which I don’t think were unreasonably high: a 7.5 (out 0f 10) rating on the internet movie database, good word of mouth, and being written and directed by the Oscar-winning screenwriters from the very good The Descendants.
Were the directors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, who both appear in the movie and display obvious comedic talent, to read my review, they would hopefully consider it constructive criticism, rather than an outright pan. Save for their talent, this movie could very easily find its final resting place in the just another summer movie discount bin.
The movie’s title could easily be misconstrued to refer to an earlier era, i.e. “way way back- in time” since the musical selections are from the early to mid-1980s. But that’s not what the title is referring to.
The Way Way Back fell way way short of my expectations which I don’t think were unreasonably high: a 7.5 (out 0f 10) rating on the internet movie database, good word of mouth, and being written and directed by the Oscar-winning screenwriters from the very good The Descendants.
Were the directors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, who both appear in the movie and display obvious comedic talent, to read my review, they would hopefully consider it constructive criticism, rather than an outright pan. Save for their talent, this movie could very easily find its final resting place in the just another summer movie discount bin.
The movie’s title could easily be misconstrued to refer to an earlier era, i.e. “way way back- in time” since the musical selections are from the early to mid-1980s. But that’s not what the title is referring to.
- 7/19/2013
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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