The directorial debut of Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Way, Way Back shows the evolution of 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James) ... He becomes part of the Water Wizz family, ...

The Way, Way Back: Sundance Review. Oscar-winning writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash make their joint debut as directors in a coming-of-age tale set at an aging water park.

Sitting in a downtown Denver hotel, each man is more handsome than the odd-fellow characters they cast themselves as in “The Way, Way Back.” Faxon plays a Water Wizz employee who likes to make ...

The way Nick sees it, Owen has the coolest job any 14-year-old could imagine, working at the nearby Water Wizz amusement park, and he soon starts sneaking off on his bike to hang out.

While “The Descendants’’ starGeorge Clooneyhas been sunning on Italy’s Lake Como, the film’s Oscar-winning screenwriters have spent the last few weeks at a different scenic resort ...

It’s only July, but it’s not too early to begin the Oscar buzz for Sam Rockwell’s endearingly quirky portrayal of a free-spirited waterpark manager in the charmer The Way, Way Back . As Owen ...

Duncan leaves them still abed (you feel his unspoken gross as he goes out the door) on the first full beach day and heads off to nearby Water Wizz, a local water park (built in 1983, and never ...

Water Wizz is Duncan's escape option, ... The Way, Way Back richly details both sides of Duncan's summer, each marked by adults in states of arrested development. Owen's is amusing, ...

The directorial debut of Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Way, Way Back shows the evolution of 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James) ... He becomes part of the Water Wizz family, ...

The Way, Way Back This coming-of-ager can be explosively funny in parts, but overall feels pretty familiar, relying more on its cast than the material to win favor.