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The Way Back is the critically acclaimed new release from renowned director Peter Weir (Master and Commander, The Truman Show), starring Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Mark Strong and Saoirse Ronan. Inspired by an incredible true story, this epic film of survival against-the-odds tells the story of a group of seven prisoners who escaped from a Soviet gulag in Stalin-era Russia and walked over 4,000 miles across some of the most unforgiving terrain in the world, crossing the Siberian Arctic, the Gobi desert and the Himalayas before finally arriving in British-ruled India.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a film about endurance in pretty dismal circumstances so if you are seeking laughs, thrills or excitement then you are going to be sorely disappointed. Escaping from a Soviet Gulag the heroes of this piece have to march through taiga, desert, mountain and just about everything in between; and they do so not by ingenious device or cunning plan but by putting one foot in front of the other for 4000 miles. I found it a stirring tale but then I liked moor-running at School so am probably deranged.
There has been some excitement about whether the story is true (it is based on Slavomir Rawicz's book): it didn't seem necessary to me that it was or was not true, but be warned if this does matter to you you may want to consider before watching. There is also some concern (sometimes by the same critics) that the central role is not more charismatic. This is however a film about walking which is of its very nature a slow and steady form of movement. It does not require a John Rambo or James Bond.
There has been some excitement about whether the story is true (it is based on Slavomir Rawicz's book): it didn't seem necessary to me that it was or was not true, but be warned if this does matter to you you may want to consider before watching. There is also some concern (sometimes by the same critics) that the central role is not more charismatic. This is however a film about walking which is of its very nature a slow and steady form of movement. It does not require a John Rambo or James Bond.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I wanted to see this film for a while as I caught a trailer for it and thought it looked great. I finally got to watch it the other day and I enjoyed it, it was pretty good. It was well acted and had an authentic feel to it. Was it as good as I expected? Well, not quite.
I agree with some of the other comments that the story lacked a little bit of a personal element which stopped me being as gripped as I might have been. The beginning was a little bit choppy and if you let your attention wander slightly you might have missed some of the details that made more sense later. It felt like a few scenes were edited to bring the length of the movie down and it didn't flow quite as well as you'd expect. And I wasn't that keen on the ending. Not the actual ending itself, but the montage bit which suggests the main character keeps on walking (metaphorically) until the end of the cold war.
Overall it was a decent film. Good enough, but falling just short of being really good.
I agree with some of the other comments that the story lacked a little bit of a personal element which stopped me being as gripped as I might have been. The beginning was a little bit choppy and if you let your attention wander slightly you might have missed some of the details that made more sense later. It felt like a few scenes were edited to bring the length of the movie down and it didn't flow quite as well as you'd expect. And I wasn't that keen on the ending. Not the actual ending itself, but the montage bit which suggests the main character keeps on walking (metaphorically) until the end of the cold war.
Overall it was a decent film. Good enough, but falling just short of being really good.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Its an okish film. was expecting a bit more to happen, the first hour is good but after that the film just seems to drag, about 1hr 30 mins into it i was waiting for it to end. if ur expecting an action movie u will be disappointed, if you want a nice story and like to do some site seeing then u may like it. but to be honest I would recommend this as a rental film. also kinda disappointed Colin farrels character left after the first hour and Saoirse ronan character is only in about 40 mins of the film. all in all its an interesting first hour and then you kind of are waiting for it to end, also at the beginning of the film it tells you the end which just ruins the movie in my opinion, you kind of feel like saying, 'well i know the end, why what it?'.
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Good adaptation of the book but not great
I think this is a fine film to watch with many fine performance, especially from Mark Strong and Colin Farrel but if you have read the book it does not exactly replicate the story. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Smokey Joe
Human endurance at the limits
'The Long Walk', first published in 1956, is a gripping account of a Polish officer's imprisonment in the Soviet gulag in 1940, his escape and then a trek of 4,000 miles (6,437km)... Read more
Published 10 days ago by Peter Buckley
An Epic Masterpiece! Reboots the Epic Genre in the Style of Lawrence...
After making what I consider to be the 9th Greatest Film Ever Made (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World), Peter Weir comes back to the cinema screens to make another... Read more
Published 20 days ago by Henry Kavanagh
The way back
Although pretty faithful to the book, it thankfully doesn't dwell on the weeks of torture prior to the trek to the gulag. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Tony R.
A great story and amazing locations.
This film, wether based on a true story or not, is filmed in spectacular locations with a very talented cast who keep one glued to the screen. Read more
Published 1 month ago by P. J. Holmes
The way back
Many years ago I travelled by train along a stretch of the Trans-Siberian Railway from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk on the southern shore of Lake Baykal not long after reading Slavomir... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. D. Rowland
I felt that I was cheated
"Inspired by an incredible true story," my foot; it has been proven that the story was a hoax. The acting is mediocre; even Ed Harris is disappointing. Read more
Published 2 months ago by MLR
my mum loved it
I bought this for my mum as she'd been fascinated by the book - she loved it - I've yet to watch it.
Published 3 months ago by Maccoll Hamish
Good
Very good movie for the lovers of true storys a must see keeps u glued to the end !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!!7 !!!!! 7!!!!
Published 3 months ago by Mick
The Way Back
I enjoyed the film but not a patch on the book which I couldn't put down and left me near to tears at the end. Read more
Published 4 months ago by R. S. Palmer
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