The Way Back (2020) (original) (raw)

Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption.

Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption. (less)

Director: Gavin O'Connor
Writer: Brad Ingelsby
Starring: Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Janina Gavankar, Michaela Watkins, Brandon Wilson, Will Ropp
Producer: Gordon Gray

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Review by Brian Orndorf, March 5, 2020

7 / 10

Four years ago, director Gavin O�Connor and actor Ben Affleck tried to do something different with the thriller genre with �The Accountant.� The attempt was admirable but the execution was flawed. The pair reteams for �The Way Back,� which hopes to bring something different to the underdog sports movie, adding some grit to formula that�s typically about broad highs and lows. The partnership is more effective the second time around, and while Brad Ingelsby�s screenplay isn�t entirely concentrated on providing dramatic hospital corners, O�Connor endeavors to supply deep feeling to the proceeding ...read more...

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