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August 5, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Movie Review – The Way Way Back (2013)

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MOVIE INFORMATION

 

 

Cast

Liam James as Duncan

Toni Collette as Pam

Steve Carell as Trent 

Sam Rockwell as Owen

Allison Janney as Betty

AnnaSophia Robb as Susanna

Release Date:  July 26, 2013

Running Time:  103 minutes

Genre:  Comedy/ Drama

Directors & Writers:  Nat Faxon and Jim Rash

Rating:  Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, language, some sexual content and brief drug material.

Brief
Description: 
Shy 14-year-old Duncan 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.

Leslie’s Trivia Notes
  • Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, who both Wrote and Directed this movie, won an Academy Award, along with Alexander Payne, for Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay for The Descendants.  They also play employees at the Water Wizz water park in this film.
     
  • Liam James, who plays the teenage boy, Duncan, in this movie was also Young Shawn from 2006-2010 in one of our favorite TV shows – Psych.
     
  •  I compare this movie to Little Miss Sunshine (2006) as a drama with some comedy scenes.  I just realized that Toni Collette and Steve Carell are also in that movie too.
     
  • Who is Sam Rockwell and why haven’t I seen any of his movies?  I remember when he played Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2002 but I didn’t see the movie.  He is amazing in The Way Way Back!

 I think that The Way Way Back and Mud are two of the best movies I’ve seen this year!

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