The Way Way Back (2013) - Nat Faxon and Jim Rash

A directorial debut that's as smart as it is funny.
Not many loose ends are tied at the end of this film, but it still warms the heart, and Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell play perfect polar opposites that keep the audience interested in both areas of storyline.
Just a lovely film, that rings true for anyone with a background of divorced parents and their new partners, or anyone with an unrequited first love and the like.
Basically, it's a movie for anyone: stupendous.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Despicable Me 2 (2013) - Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud

I must be the one person in the world who thinks that the Minions are about as funny as a brain tumour.  Gru's bits, voiced by Steve Carell made me laugh, and re-introducing Kristen Wiig as a different character from the first movie, was a good move, as her voice perfectly suited the character. Overall, slightly better, and not saying much considering the hype, than the original.

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆