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"The Way": Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez on the Camino de Santiago

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Inexperienced as a trekker, Tom soon discovers that he will not be alone on this journey. On "The Way," Tom meets other pilgrims from around the world, each with their own issues and looking for greater meaning in their lives: a Dutchman (Yorick van Wageningen), a Canadian (Deborah Kara Unger) and an Irish writer (James Nesbitt), who is suffering from a bout of writer's block.

From the unexpected and, oftentimes, amusing experiences along "The Way," this unlikely quartet of misfits creates an everlasting bond and Tom begins to learn what it means to be a citizen of the world again. Through Tom's unresolved relationship with his son, he discovers the difference between "the life we live and the life we choose."

THE WAY, written and directed by Emilio Estevez, was filmed entirely in Spain and France along the actual Camino de Santiago.

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Author:	Emilio Estevez
Stage Director:	Emilio Estevez
Duration:	1 hour,55 minute
Country of origin:	USA
Year:	2011
Publisher:	Arc Entertainment
Release date:	Friday 2011/10/07

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Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

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There's a contemplative loveliness to The Way, an affecting personal project both for Emilio Estevez, who wrote, directed, and plays a small role, and for his father, Martin Sheen.

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Empire (Angie Errigo)

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Gentle, likable and profoundly touching, it makes you want to dig out the hiking boots and make the same journey.

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New York Times (NEIL GENZLINGER)

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A Trek From Loss and Grief to a Life Given Greater Meaning

The beauty of the movie, in fact, is that Mr. Estevez does not make explicit what any of them find, beyond friendship.

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Chicago Sun-Times (ROGER EBERT)

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"The Way" is a nice film. Not great, not urgent, but quietly positive.

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Rolling Stone (PETER TRAVERS)

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The Way, written and directed by Emilio Estevez and starring his father Martin Sheen in one of Sheen's best performances, depicts a spiritual journey.

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orlandosentinel (Roger Moore)

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They make us consider the reasons we might want to walk “The Way,” and in this warm and pretty movie, actually make us want to do it.

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Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)

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Whether you come to play or pray, Estevez has made a movie of beauty, humor and disarmingly humble devotion.

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Los Angeles Times (Sheri Linden)

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Writer-director Emilio Estevez follows four pilgrims, including dad Martin Sheen, in search of emotional meaning on El Camino de Santiago.

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Salon.com (ANDREW O'HEHIR)

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The "West Wing" president and his son, Emilio Estevez, discuss their spiritual road movie made for tough times

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A.V. Club (Tasha Robinson)

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But once The Way gets beyond the obvious setup, it gradually broadens into something more charming and appealing than a basic moral fable about the importance of seeking new horizons.

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Portland Oregonian (Marc Mohan)

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The performances are solid, the cinematography is stunning, and the setting is intriguing. But the whole thing feels bloodless, hitting us over the head with its understatedness.

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Time Out New York (Alison Willmore)

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...this is a film more concerned about late-life awakenings than blood ties.

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Boston Globe (Ty Burr)

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Somewhere along the voyage, a viewer may feel free to give in to the temptation to chuck his or her own cynicism and come along for the stroll.

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VillageVoice.com (Nick Schager)

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..spiritually generic The Way seems like it was far more fun to shoot than it is to endure.

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Slant Magazine (Andrew Schenker)

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The Way must have been a nice moment for father and son, but why must the rest of us suffer?

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