2020 Directed by Gavin O'Connor
A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.
Ben Affleck Al Madrigal Janina Gavankar Michaela Watkins Brandon Wilson Will Ropp Fernando Luis Vega Charles Lott, Jr. Melvin Gregg Ben Irving Jeremy Radin da'Vinchi Nico David Chris Bruno Glynn Turman T. K. Carter Jeremy Ratchford Jayne Taini Sal Velez Jr. Yeniffer Behrens Rachael Carpani Caleb Thomas Marlene Forte Lukas Gage Christine Horn Edelyn Okano Jay Abdo Olivia Cannizzo Christina Sergoyan Show All…
Gavin O'Connor The Way Back, The Has-Been, Torrance
Modern Hollywood’s messiest comeback artist is finally ready to show his work on screen, and there isn’t a moment to waste. You can tell from the first minutes of “The Way Back” that construction worker Jack Cunningham is unlike any character Ben Affleck has ever played before — he’s not trying to impress anyone. There’s no twinkle in his eye, no swagger in his step, no “smartest guy in the room” energy to the way he carries himself. He murmurs when he talks, drinks a beer in the shower every morning, and sparks to the salesman at his neighborhood liquor store as if that’s the only stable relationship he still has left in his life.
Swollen and greasy (Affleck has…
The "sad middle-aged drunk" phase of Affleck's career is truly a joy to watch. No one does this better than him.
For my taste this was too much basketball and not enough drinking. But when these movies are as sturdy as this one is, they can be quite the tonic.
was hoping for a bit more detail in the writing here than simply serious, sadboi Bad News Bears but it mostly works and i really do respect that there's no grand gesture to affleck's performance. the impulse towards larger significance must be so tempting but he correctly calibrates himself for a simple beaten, resigned intimacy; a natural expression of self-loathing that eventually bleeds into atonement as he lumbers around in self-imposed hurt and frustration. the sweating, the beard, the way he carries himself through a room, the way he trades between the can and the cigarette with the same hand. it's all there
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Ben Affleck's one of the best performances. As we know his recent life was a mess, this performance looks like he is playing himself on screen. Bravo.
The sports aspect was brilliantly made and the emotional moments were so good in the film. Very well written. Dialogues are very raw and good.
If you loved Ben's performance in this film, I recommend you to watch SHAH RUH KHAN starrer "Chak De India". You're gonna love it.
Really enjoyed this. I’m a sucker for sports dramas, anything that’s emotional or tugs at the heartstrings, and this has all those ingredients.
It’s a highly emotional and gripping movie, and a lot of that is thanks to Ben’s Affleck’s stellar performance. He plays a heavily flawed character but one that you sympathise with and are rooting for. It does a great job at exploring loss and redemption through a compelling narrative.
It’s a shame this movie came out right when cinemas had to close. I hope lots of people still watch it at home and it gets the love it deserves!
I’m super pumped for any Affleck movie these days.
Ever since Argo, the dude’s been going through a cinematic renaissance like Matthew McConaghey did a few years ago.
Since I saw Argo, I don’t think I’ve seen anything with Ben Affleck that I didn’t like. Oh wait, Live By Night. That movie was not so good.
But one out of how many? Anyways, he killed it in this as a struggling alcoholic that drinks to numb the ever constant pain of having lost someone very dear to him.
It reminded me of Hardball with Keanu Reeves but with a lot more focus on the coach that brings this team together rather than the team itself, which you can take it…
More than anyone else I understand the healing qualities of a basketball court. The game has been their for me through my darkest days. Get well soon Sadfleck!
I love a good basketball movie and this happens to be one. The story itself about Jack Cunningham was touching. I think the movie developed his problems effectively to the extent that the audience was able to feel for him. I was very impressed with Ben Affleck as it seems like there was no one better for the role. The turnaround of the team felt too abrupt. Most of the things about high school basketball they got right, but there were some little aspects that were wrong. Pretty predictable most of the time. The ending was unique leaving some problems unresolved which I though was interesting. It exceeded my expectations.
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