Type with an arsenal of off the wall jokes and an easy, approachable manner that almost instantly breaks throughĭuncan's self-imposed defensive reserve.
Owen is exactly the kind of pseudo-big brother any teenage boy would want, a goofy hipster That friend ultimately does arrive in the form of Owen (Sam Rockwell), the owner of the vacation island's perhaps Man who find himself being buffeted by forces beyond his control, and seemingly without a friend in sight to help him Liam James, in an absolutely pitch perfect performance, is able to capture both the angst and the anger of this young (it ultimately turns out) may not be as madly in love with Pam as he pretends to be. Of pace, performance wise, Steve Carell gets to stretch a bit as a kind of smarmy, psychologically manipulative jerk who
Trent in fact seems to be going out of his way to demean Duncan, and in one of this film's two most interesting changes Overstuffed life jacket which only makes him an object of derision by Steph. Trent's house, and they end up hosting a get together on Kip's boat where Trent insists that Duncan wear a ridiculously Trent's best friends Kip (Rob Corddry) and Joan (Amanda Peet) also become semi-regulars at (River Alexander), who has the misfortune to suffer from "lazy eye", something that affords the film some perhaps Who can frequently be heard screaming at her teenage daughter Susanna (AnnaSophia Robb) and younger son Peter First up is Trent's slightly loopy and usually more than slightly buzzed neighbor, Betty (Alison Janney), There's a rather large and colorful supporting cast that turns up once this would be blended family arrives at Trent'sīeach house. That said, the film is incredibly sweet natured and actually quite touching virtually theĮntire way through Duncan's misadventures over the course of several summery weeks. Really has little of the former's off kilter humor and virtually none of the latter's understanding parental influence The Way Way Back touts its supposed connections to both Little Miss Sunshine and Juno, and while there are certain tonal similarities between the films, The Way Way Back It turns out that Duncan is an unwilling prisoner of sorts as Trent trundlesīiological daughter Steph (Zoe Levin) to his beach house, bringing Duncan and Duncan's mom Pam (Toni Collette) along Revealing that he's not Duncan's father at all but is instead merely Duncan's mother's boyfriend, a somewhat moreĬonvoluted dynamic has become apparent. Once Trent lets loose with a pretty nasty barrage of insults, telling Duncan he's no better than a three, and then So far, this might seem like any typical family road trip, where a father is attempting to engage (Steve Carell), starts quizzing Duncan about how Duncan sees himself, asking the kid to give himself a numerical rankingīetween one and ten. (Liam James) in the "way way back" rear facing seat on what initially seems to be a family trip. The Way, Wayīack, though it's a contemporary feature, exploits the peculiar "geography" of older station wagons by placing My elder sisters disturbed me, but on the other hand, I often felt like I was an outlier in my own family, not justīut actually forced to simply view where we'd already been rather than where we were headed. At least I had my own private little region where only the occasional incursions As the youngest of three children, I can tell you from personal experience that it was a double edged swordīe relegated to this section of the car. "the way way back", for it referred to the most posterior section of the car, where quite frequently the third seat facedīackwards. If you're too young to have experienced the era of the family station wagon, you may not initially understand the phrase Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman, October 24, 2013 Starring: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph Seeing the water park as the much needed escape he has been looking for, Duncan keeps his whereabouts a secret from the others and thanks to Owen's positive outlook and encouraging attitude begins to grow in confidence.įor more about The Way Way Back and the The Way Way Back Blu-ray release, see the The Way Way Back Blu-ray Review published by Jeffrey Kauffman on Octowhere this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5. It is then he comes across the Water Wizz water park and before long a friendship develops between Duncan and the park manager, Owen. Arrogant and a bully, Trent likes to belittle Duncan at any opportunity, leading the boy to take off on his bike to explore his new environment. The Way Way Back Blu-ray delivers stunning video and great audio in this excellent Blu-ray releaseġ4-year-old Duncan is forced to spend a summer at his mother's new boyfriend Trent's beach house in upstate New York.
0 kommentar(er)
