Netflix pick for 3/2/15 – ‘The Way’

“The Way” is a drama from 2010 written and directed by Emilio Estevez and starring his own father Martin Sheen, and it is the story of a man who finds himself taking a 500-mile pilgrimage called the Camino de Santiago on behalf of his deceased son, and no one can take that trip without discovering something about themselves and the world around them.

From my original review of “The Way,” which can be read in its entirety here:

Much of The Way plays like a commercial for the Camino, as the film is loaded with shots of the beautiful countryside, and everywhere the pilgrims turn they find people and villages welcoming them with open arms and food and beds. Sure there are a few hardships here and there along the trip, but that’s all part of the experience, and overall it comes across as very fulfilling and appealing pilgrimage and one that maybe everyone should take at some point in their lives, at least for the right reasons.

The movie was written and directed by Emilio Estevez, who proves that he still has some talent and something to say, and he made this movie after his own son went on the Camino, inspiring him and his old man Martin to look into the pilgrimage for themselves, and The Way is the result. It’s a good film, maybe a little heavy handed and Hallmarkish at times, but still entertaining and well done.

Check out “The Way” right here on the Netflix Instant and enjoy the journey!