Here is My Movie Review of The Way Back

 

Here is My Movie Review of The Way Back

So basically what happens is that you have this guy named Jack Cunningham Who is divorced from his ex-wife Beth and he is suffering through alcohol addiction and it Thanksgiving his family tell him that he needs help Getting over his addiction so he decided to coach this basketball team at this High School because they are really bad and they need some serious help to improve. So it's up to Jack Cunningham to get over his alcohol addiction and to coach this basketball team so they can win the state championship and that's basically what the story is for this film. Now the story of this movie is actually very interesting because this is Loosely based on Ben Affleck's personal life because after he made Justice League 2017 he hated it so he got addicted to alcohol and he was drinking a lot. He has gone through multiple divorces with his  off and on again relationship with partner Jennifer Lopez. This also is similar to the movie Nailed By Mouth which was based on Gary Oldman's own childhood. 

The acting in this movie is outstanding because all the performances are just so powerful and so entertaining. This is probably up there with Love & Monsters and one of the best acted films of 2020.

However the absolute big standout of the entire movie is Ben Affleck as Jack Cunningham because he gives such a powerful and raw and perfect performance of  His the entire career. Now Jack Cunningham add a character is incredible because this is a guy you can really feel bad for because he is going through a lot of rough stuff in his life because his divorced from His ex-wife Beth he is suffering through alcohol addiction and he has to everything in his power to get over his addiction and coach a basketball team in a high school So they can win the state championship and find a way so the theme to improve. The scene where Jack Cunningham Is looking at the trophies in dad house and he tells father Edward  Davine That he has never coached a basketball team and not only is it it really sad and Powerful moment but it makes sense because he misses his father and he had a lot of stuff going on and doesn't think he can do it. It is probably the most heartbreaking moment of the entire film. The chemistry between him and Michelle Watkins, Al Madrigal Is terrific. 

Michelle Watkins plays Jack Cunningham's ex-wife Beth In the film. I have to say she still does a spectacular job as the character. Now the character of Beth is really outstanding because she is concerned that her husband Jack Cunningham is drinking too much and wants him to get over his alcoholic addiction. The scene where Beth tells her husband Jack Cunningham that He need to get over his alcoholic addiction and spend more time with if Sam went and not only they really magnificent moment but it makes sense because she is disappointed in him that he's not spending enough time with her and his family. It was probably the most powerful and emotional scene of the entire film. The chemistry between her and Ben Affleck is excellent.

Al Madrigal  plays Dan In this film. I have to say he still does a remarkable job as this character. Now Dan as a character Is really excellent because He wants Jack Cunningham to help this basketball team win the state championship. The scene where Dan first meets Jack Cunningham and tells him. The scene where dan tells Jack Cunningham to go easy on the team. Is not only really important but makes a lot of sense because he actually calls him out for swearing and not obeying the rules of coaching. It is probably the most powerful moment of the entire film Because in real life when you are with your team you have to go easy on them and not yell too much. The chemistry between him and Ben Affleck is outstanding. 

However the best thing about this entire movie is the directing by By Gavin O'Connor Because what I really enjoyed about directing is that he wonderful job of talking the subject of alcohol addiction because it is a really heavy topic and what's really sad that there are people in real life who suffer through addictions like drugs and alcohol and they need some serious help to get over those addictions And I am happy that he took the subject super seriously because it is some very taboo stuff if some people don't want to talk about it. I also like how he based this movie off of Ben Affleck´s Personal Because he went through several divorces with Jennifer Lopez and he suffered through alcohol addiction and he needed some serious help so that is why in this film he plays a character that is something to the same thing as him. I think it is really perfect of how he did that. 

So in conclusion I still really enjoyed this film because the storyline revolved around Jack Cunningham trying to get over his alcohol addiction and trying to get his wife back on track and wanting to help this basketball team get better. In order to win the state championship I think the film executed the storyline perfectly. Also Ben Affleck who played Jack Cunningham probably gives one of his best performances because here is the thing I am not the biggest fan of. But the fact that he gave a really powerful and emotional performance really surprised me. I also like how this film manages to discuss the subject of addiction and how good morning is to get over, especially if the person is addicted to alcohol. It was so incredible of how they meant to take it really seriously. Also this movie is probably up there with Da 5 Bloods as one of the best films of 2020. I think this film is also up there with Tetris and one of the best films of the 2020s. I think this movie is up there with Mank with Gary Oldman as one of my favorite films of 2020. I highly recommend you watch this film especially if you like Powerful and emotional films like On The Rocks with Bill Murray then I'm sure you're going to really like this one. I give this movie a 20/10.