Movie Review – The Way Way Back (2013)

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.

• 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!