Long movie, but beautiful...

Rating: 5/10 (1 January 2016)

I wasn't familiar with the story told in "The Way Back" prior to watching the movie. I must say that it was quite an ordeal that these people went through. But as a movie, it was just running a bit too long and without much really happening, so you should be prepared for that.
The story is about seven prisoners whom escape the Russian Gulag camp in the depths of Sibiria and trek an astonishing 6500 kilometers through the frozen Sibirian tundra and sun-scorched Mongolian Gobi dessert.
It is an impressive tale of survival and determination, and hats off to the people who actually performed this impressive feat. But for a movie, then it wasn't the most interesting or captivating of stories. There is only so much trekking through impassable terrain one can watch before it becomes mundane, repetitive and your concentration starts to wander.
"The Way Back" has some impressive performances from a great cast ensemble. There wasn't one talent who outshines the others, which was quite good, as everyone contributed equally to the movie.
This wasn't particularly a movie that sat well with my taste and preference, so it turned out to be a mediocre movie experience for me, to be fully honest.