I've never been a huge fan of Ben Affleck, just think he's an okay actor but nothing mesmerizing that I can remember, but in The Way Back he did a good job, probably one of his better performances to date. The story in The Way Back is a bit cliché, you have the team that never wins anything ending up winning again and that due to their new coach, it's a bit of a déjà vu. The coach played by Ben Affleck has other issues he tries to deal with and that's the best part of this story. It's an entertaining movie, even for non basketball fans. I watch basketball every now and then but never think about the tactics and that kind of stuff. In this movie it gets a bit tactical at times, but it's not the major point of the story so it stays entertaining for everybody. You can't really go wrong with this movie, good performances and a well written story.
Review of The Way Back
