The Way Way Back

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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.

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1 Review

thriller1982
85 Overall— Screenplay— Acting— Cinematography— Production— Concept— Story— Dialogue— Characters— Musical Score— Uniqueness— Entertaining

Great movie that shows an introvert growing out of his shell and discovering more about who he is. Duncan is a person everyone should be able to relate to. I would've liked some more backstory as a whole, but the story was at least investing. Always weird to see Michael Scott intentionally be a jerk, but Steve Carell is great as always.

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