Nat Faxon and Jim Rash won an Oscar for being two of the co writers of The Descendants.
Both have written and directed The Way Way Back about an introverted teenager who comes out of his shell on an extended summer break to a small town near Cape Cod.
Duncan (Liam James) is 14 years old shy and insecure. His divorced mother Pam (Toni Collette) her condescending boyfriend Trent (Steve Carell) who is a jerk and Trent's stuck up daughter Steph (Zoe Levin) all come to stay at a guest house.
Duncan strikes up a friendship with happy go lucky water park manager Owen (Sam Rockwell.) Duncan gets a job at the water park and quickly becomes one of the team. His mother and Trent fail to notice the changes in Duncan who is upset that Trent is cheating on his mum.
This is a quirky comedic coming of age film. It is not earth shattering original. It has too many cliched characters but is a lot of fun thanks to Rockwell's performance.
Both have written and directed The Way Way Back about an introverted teenager who comes out of his shell on an extended summer break to a small town near Cape Cod.
Duncan (Liam James) is 14 years old shy and insecure. His divorced mother Pam (Toni Collette) her condescending boyfriend Trent (Steve Carell) who is a jerk and Trent's stuck up daughter Steph (Zoe Levin) all come to stay at a guest house.
Duncan strikes up a friendship with happy go lucky water park manager Owen (Sam Rockwell.) Duncan gets a job at the water park and quickly becomes one of the team. His mother and Trent fail to notice the changes in Duncan who is upset that Trent is cheating on his mum.
This is a quirky comedic coming of age film. It is not earth shattering original. It has too many cliched characters but is a lot of fun thanks to Rockwell's performance.