The story itself would’ve sufficed, but there’s too much hand-holding in Sorkin’s screenplay to let viewers come to our own conclusions.

A funny and charming character study about a writer's artistic struggle.

When it steps away from its plot, focusing instead on the issues the characters face, and on its lead performance, it is captivating.

It bites into some thick themes, never shying from their consequences. The positives outweighed the negatives, but this is not an easy watch

The key with this kind of movie is getting the viewer to like the leads. I definitely did.

It is challenging, thought-provoking and frustrating, but always compelling. This is one of the best movies of the year.

It is an okay time-waster for little kids, occasionally amusing and inoffensive, if completely forgettable.

Rosamund Pike is consistently good, despite the rest of Radioactive being pretty routine.

There were certainly times The Way Back felt honest, until it dove deeper into its formulas.

An inert production that has little more to say than “she was treated unfairly.”