The Way, Way Back Reviews

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• there's something slightly formulaic and familiar about Nat Faxon and Jim Rash's coming-of-age film The Way, Way Back, but not enough to dampen its crowd-pleasing charm

  Review rate : B by Chris Nashawaty [Entertainment Weekly ]

• there are no grand resolutions or sweeping changes by the film's conclusion - which is what makes it seem all the more honest and realistic

  by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]

• The Way, Way Back is carried along nicely by a cracking good script. While it isn't always a smooth or surprising ride, the players make the bumps worth the effort

  by Linda Barnard [Toronto Star ]

• perfectly done, find-yourself-a-mentor comedies are hard to get right

  by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News ]

• in other words, don't be fooled by the sun-drenched beach where "The Way, Way Back" unfolds - not even the angst escapes the burn

  by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times ]

• but unlike the glib The Descendants, which is also about a hapless parent and his free-floating kids, it's smart, funny and moving about human weakness

  by Ella Taylor [NPR ]

• "The Way, Way Back" pleasantly watchable, it also makes it feel small and anecdotal, a modest variation on something you've seen before

  by A.O. Scott [New York Times ]

• "The Way Way Back" is the best coming-of-age movie of the summer and should be seen by audiences of all ages

  by Bill Zwecker [Chicago Sun-Times ]
• Review rate : A- Reviewed by Michael Granberry [Dallas Morning News ]
• Reviewed by Sam Adams [Time Out New York ]

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