"The Way Back": Movie Review
Ben Affleck's new film, "The Way Back", is an admirable attempt at delivering a story about addiction, loss, and rehabilitation. But if you dig a small amount further, the final product is an exceptionally ordinary tale, that will initiate a bad case of déjà vu.
Years of incessant drinking has finally hit its peak, as Jack (Affleck) attempts to pave a path of recovery through coaching a high-school basketball team.
The overbearing linearity and predictable mold of its premise are naturally monotonous. But it does please in its most sincere of circumstances. Watching Affleck is a pleasure, and the offbeat film style of Gavin O'Connor ("The Accountant", "Warrior") is refreshing.
It's just unfortunate that Jack's alcoholism and sports story is a shallow representation of a much grander script by Brad Ingelsby ("American Woman). Audiences will be left with appealing concepts, that will feel all too familiar.
It's just unfortunate that Jack's alcoholism and sports story is a shallow representation of a much grander script by Brad Ingelsby ("American Woman). Audiences will be left with appealing concepts, that will feel all too familiar.
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