The Way Back

« If you think that's melodramatic or corny, you don't understand high school basketball »

« Director Gavin O'Connor knows how to spin a sports yarn, but he also knows one winning season isn't enough to fix a broken life. »

« Ben Affleck is compelling in a drama of addiction and redemption that plays off his own tabloid odyssey. But the tabloid version was better. »

« An ex-basketball star gets a second chance at life as a coach -- and a star gets a chance to remind you why you loved him in the first place. »

« The liveliness of the supporting cast serves as a welcome contrast to the star's heavy lifting (...). »

« Even still, THE WAY BACK is a rock-solid vehicle for Affleck (...). »

« D'autres films axés sur des équipes sportives en difficulté, à ce chapitre, sont beaucoup plus réussis. »

« Some of the tropes you'd expect to see play out in either a story of personal redemption or sporting triumph are missing, and in their place are well earned events that better serve a more dramatically rich and believable version of what seems like a familiar narrative. »