I was very impressed by this film. Sometimes a movie is just good because it doesn't try to do too much, aside from tell a good story and have some great performances and The Way Way Back definitely fits that bill. Sam Rockwell is great as usual and Carrel, for the first time I can remember, plays, well, pretty much a jerk and does it very well. The rest of the cast was also solid, such as Toni Collette, Maya Rudolph, and Allison Janney. The young cast was really good too and the lead, Liam James, was totally believable as the awkward 14 year old. Is the movie Oscar worthy, probably not, but it is a funny and touching film and you'll feel good after watching. And aside from a few swears and a little innuendo, it wouldn't be a bad movie to watch with the kids, well the older ones at least.
Review of The Way Way Back
