Sunday 3 April 2016

The Way - DVD Review

The Way is one of those films that you kind of know from the outset that it will make you cry because you just can’t not relate to some aspect of it whether it be the death of someone you love, a desire for more meaning in your life, or to just get out there and see the world.

Directed by Emilio Estevez and starring his father Martin Sheen as Tom, an American ophthalmologist, this is the story of a man in France to collect the body of his adult son Daniel who has died on the “El camino de Santiago” unexpectedly. Impulsively, Tom embarks on the pilgrimage in place of his son and really to say more would spoil it. 

The film has an excellent cast, it’s emotionally honest and proves to be uplifting without being overly saccharine. I cried often, found it deeply moving, and just generally loved it.

Posted by Jeanette

Catalogue link: The Way - DVD 

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