A long journey,literally!

Rating: 7/10 (1 March 2014)

Rating-7/10
The Way Back is a firmly good movie and although long(quite literally) ,it is also a good adventure too. The film offers thrills, spills and drama that can at times be unmatched and with a fine cast on screen It all makes for a good journey that is also a good watch. I felt it was firmly good as a film and here is why I thought that below here.
The story is a darker tone of a story but the adventure side of the film is also fun and a good thrill of a thing to watch. It can be slow at times and certain parts drag and drag but that is usually only because they are one place too much too long. I also felt that when they were in a certain part it was more thrilling and you worried for them more, but then they left that area it lost it's thrill and they should have dragged a little longer in the first area. Overall despite what I say the story is fine and unravels well before a good ending where you can never predict what will happen.
I found Jim Sturgess good in the main role and his character is a voice of rationality, and with Colin Farrell playing a more ferocious role he is perfect to use and portrays him well. Ed Harris and Saoirse Ronan also lend there support and do solid jobs but overall the acting isn't fantastic and to be fair could have been a little better for me here.
I enjoyed the script and it well done for this, each character is suited to what they are saying and the exact right words are chosen throughout. It is based on the book by Slawomir Rawicz who's personal experience this is supposed to be, although many consider him to be lying so it is not truly known if it is a true story. I loved the setting finally and some great camera shots over large areas make for a lovely shot film and as I say some locations are wonderful and would work in any film.
The story can be a little boring and especially towards the end because you kind of get sick of the point of the movie, but it isn't a thing you will hate by the end by any means. I said the acting wasn't that great and also the pace of the movie can be maybe just a little slow and the feeling this film is an epic adventure quickly diminishes as it goes along, but I can't criticise it that much in all truth.
If you enjoy a WW2 film then this isn't for you because although it mentions it a lot, it has little action in a sense. If you love a Drama that is unpredictable then this is for you because that is what it is in a strange sense but see for yourself what you think. This film I think was serious all the way throughout and the chemistry between characters never grows much beyond having the one goal, I felt a little more friendliness would have made the group more felt for and would have worried more for them.
Overall it is a 7/10, as I say a firmly good movie and I think most will enjoy this, unless you hate walking. It is the kind of the movie that you can enjoy but then again it can also not be enjoyed but hey as I always say, see for yourself and witness what may or may have not been a true story, because if it truly true, witness the great harshness they went through, and what pushes Humans to the brink of death.