“The Way” was released in 2010 and is soon back in theaters for a limited run. Around the time of its debut, one immediately assumed that movie stars Emilio Estevez and his father Martin Sheen, made this movie together with their troubled movie star brother/son Charlie Sheen in mind, in hopes that he’d see the need for a thorough soul-cleansing.

(L–R) Yorick van Wageningen, Deborah Kara Unger, James Nesbitt and Martin Sheen in “The Way.”Credit...David Alexanian/Arc Entertainment

Mark Jackson
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Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by a classical theater conservatory training, and has 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is cited in the book "How to be a Film Critic in Five Easy Lessons" by Christopher K. Brooks. In addition to film, he enjoys Harley-Davidsons, martial arts, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism.
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