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‘The Way Back’ review: Ben Affleck’s best acting in years

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“The Way Back” turns out to be the perfect way back on-screen for Ben Affleck. Although the 47-year-old has continued to make films in the past few years (“Triple Frontier,” “Justice League”), they’ve been tailor-made for the bargain bin. “The Last Thing He Wanted,” co-starring Anne Hathaway, is already a front-runner for the worst film of 2020.

But as an alcoholic construction worker who finds renewed life purpose in “The Way Back,” Affleck reminds us that he’s the rare A-list actor who, when tackling a tormented average Joe role, doesn’t showboat for glory or awards.

He’s instantly relatable and honest, even when he’s just sitting quietly in his car. So it’s painful to watch him here as Jack, a scruffy, dead-eyed dude who takes a beer can

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