Fresh
Weir has always loved atmospheric locales and group dynamics, and here he makes the most of both
Rafer Guzman, Newsday
The Way Back
Their escape was just the beginning.
2010 · 2h 13m · PG-13
Adventure, Drama, History
Directed by
Peter Weir
Overview
A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Eventually the film itself is something of an endurance test, and not as rewarding as it hopes to be. But it's a worthy venture, earnest and well-produced and occasionally gripping.
Eric D. Snider, Film.com
Rotten
The abiding sensation, at the end, is one not of fulfillment but of exhaustion.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Rotten
This is an impressive production and technical feat, but through most of it, I kept thinking about how difficult the filming conditions must have been, and not about the lives of the men in front of me.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Rotten
he long stretches between stations make The Way Back an arduous road.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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