The Way Home

Amazing ending and overall amazing film trilogy. Bolek Polívka proves that only a few films in which he has recently appeared really deserve him, because although he submits to Vorel's direction and, like the others, he deliberately overacts, he still puts his all into the role and it is he and Tomáš Hanák, who makes Cesta domů a great experience. However, the other actors should not be ashamed either, because after the last film, which focused mainly on young heroes, this one is perfectly balanced and everyone has their place in it. Few people can capture the character of the countryside, the nature of its inhabitants and the beauty of nature, in which they often literally leave their lives, as authentically as they do for Tomáš Vorel. (26/09/2021)

Vorel's trilogy sank into such a film form that it is pointless to come up with any defense for it. It's formally weak, the content unclear, and the screenplay unfinished. Not even the recasting of Linhartová with Šteflová helped at all, as she is not at all as fierce as needed. Out of the City was a dynamic response to the overly technological age. To the Woods found its theme in young love. The Way Home wanted to offer several strong themes and depict the departure of some characters, but instead of a strong statement, only a bitter aftertaste remained. What a shame. (30/12/2023)