Review: “The Way Home”

“The Way Home” stars Dean Cain (of “Superman” fame) and is a true story.  This Christian-based movie chronicles the story of Randy Simpkins, whose son Joe, disappears one day as the family is getting ready to leave on a vacation.  The movie follows the Simpkins family and the rest of the community as they desperately search for Joe.  Ultimately, the story is about Randy, the dad who was too focused on work to make appropriate time for his family and his distraction is what led to the events surrounding Joe’s disappearance.

The storyline of this movie is good, though it seemed like way too much time was spent on the search for Joe.  The movie has great themes and the Christian faith is the basis of what gets this family through such a difficult time.  My one criticism of the movie would be the poor acting.  Dean Cain is a fine actor but many of the others in the film are not.  The woman playing Randy’s wife was not a good actress at all and her portrayal of a mother desperate to find her son was quite emotionless.  Because of the poor acting, the movie ended up being a cheesy Christian movie that was based on a compelling true story.

On a scale of 1-5 stars, I’ll give this movie two stars for the effort.

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