Rotten
Okay, since the destination is preordained, what does the script do en route? Estevez's answer is two-fold: minor episodic adventures + incessantly repeated montages.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
The Way
You don't choose a life. You live one.
2010 · 2h 8m · PG-13
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Emilio Estevez
Overview
When his son dies while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in the Pyrenees, Tom flies to France to claim the remains. Looking for insights into his estranged child’s life, he decides to complete the 500-mile mountain trek to Spain. Tom soon joins up with other travelers and realizes they’re all searching for something.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Estevez takes full advantage of the beautiful mountain scenery, dramatic skies and ancient architecture to give us moments of quiet wonder.
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star
Fresh
Heartfelt if occasionally plodding.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten
With "The Way," writer-director Emilio Estevez has made a respectable failure.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
It could have come out sentimental, but doesn't. The secret is the matter-of-factness.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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