The Way Back(2010)- User Reviews

Director Peter Weir returns with this extraordinary tale of survival based on a true story. It's 1940 and a small group of multi-national prisoners stage an escape from a Russian Gulag in Siberia. They proceed to walk 4000 miles south to freedom in …more»

This is one of those films that sounds better than it is. Is it worth your time? Maybe. However, I wish I saved the $$. I rarely write negative reviews, but the false positives here begged for a rebuttal.

On the bright side, who can complain about …more»

I loved just about everthing about this movie. My wife who does not pay much attention to History also loved this movie. We chose this movie not knowing much about it. We saw the cast, read the brief description and I was all in. Visually, as impressive …more»

Based on a true story, this film centers on escapees from a Siberian labor camp in 1940. Starring Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess and 16 year old Saoirse Ronan, this movie runs 2 hours and 13 minutes.

I found that the movie seemed to start rather …more»

The Way Back. It is an epic story about six or seven prisons escaping from Siberian gulag and walking 4000 miles to India. The trials and hardships on the way are grueling, some of them die, but a few made it. This movie keeps you on the verge of life …more»

No doubt, this was an amazing feat - I just wish the director used a map at the beginning or end as a visual to really put this journey into perspective. They never did say what happened to the survivors or how they lived thier lives after the journey.....Great …more»

Slow slow slow and did I mention that some of the actors mumble in varies accents too. And oh yes, slow slow slow..more»

It's hard for me to be objective about this film. As part of the generation that grew up in the sixties, I saw countless documentaries detailing the horrors of fascism, and what we didn't learn from Holocaust documentaries we absorbed from the …more»

I'm a huge Peter Weir fan so there's no chance I was going to miss this film. Once again Weir delivers. Although not his best film, The Way Back is definitely worth seeing. The story is captivating and the scenery is simply stunning. I liked it …more»

The visuals and acting was great. I am not sure why the critics were not more favorable. The movie was well worth my time and money.more»