The Way Back
2020, drama
107 minutes
A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.
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8.0
2020-03-11
The Way Back doesn’t really break any new ground. But it does tread that old ground with aplomb, and features a terrifically grounded, compelling performance from Affleck. Read more
8.0
2020-03-07
The Way Back is an emotional drama bolstered by Affleck's fantastic performance, O'Connor's deft hand, and a well-rounded screenplay. Read more
7.5
Jeremy Lebens of The Daily Rotation
2020-03-05
Gavin O'Connor's The Way Back is a predictable, yet cathartic sports drama that is anchored down by Ben Affleck's powerhouse performance. Affleck steals the show in what otherwise could've been another forgettable comeback story.
7.0
2020-07-08
O'Connor's film has the sort of abrupt denouement that would be perfect if this were the pilot for a TV show, but as a movie it needs a little more room to breathe. Read more
6.7
2020-04-15
Affleck is killing it here. He hasn’t done work like this since Argo. Read more
4.0
2021-01-10
The Way Back brings nothing new and its authors seem satisfied with the overdramatic artifice set to obstruct imagination. Read more
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7.0
2020-06-07
De film zal geen hoofdprijs winnen in de categorie van originaliteit. Daarvoor worden de al platgetreden paden van eerder uitgekomen sport-drama’s te secuur gevolgd. Maar hetgeen Affleck hier demonstreert zorgt ervoor dat de film moeiteloos het gemiddelde overstijgt. Read more
7.0
2020-04-27
The Way Back is weinig vernieuwend als sportdrama, maar wordt als geheel flink opgekrikt door Ben Affleck die een rol speelt die hem op het lijf geschreven is. Read more
6.0
2020-05-12
The Way Back doet nog steeds een hoop goed, maar had met een stevige herschrijving een stuk beter kunnen zijn. Read more
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