It's a day off work and, with no time to waste, I went to Nottingham Cineworld to see how the sane members of the Estevez family have been passing their time.
So, while mad Charlie has been starring in tabloid newspapers all over the world, his brother Emilio and dad Martin have been hanging together, making The Way.
Ironically, Emilio has directed a movie which is about a father and son relationship.
He even turns up himself to play the apparition of the child in question.
If that sounds weird, it's not. Emilio's character Daniel dies on a famous walking route through northern Spain. The film is about the aftermath of that tragedy.
The route in question is the Camino de Santiago (or The Way of St James) which is nearly 800 miles long and has been walked by pilgrims for 1,000 years.
It provides a truly spectacular backdrop
Sheen plays Tom Avery who appears at the start of the Camino to fetch home his son's body but instead has it cremated and embarks on the walk Daniel wanted to complete.
Although he never admits why he is walking one gets the clear impression that it is a cathartic act in the wake of his loss.
Along the route he meets up with others who are walking because of different holes in their lives.
And, in particular, he teams up with a Dutchman (Yorick Van Wageningen), a Canadian woman (Deborah Kara Unger) and an Irishman (James Nesbitt).
Their relationship is initially an uneasy one, as Tom looks to grieve in isolation.
Very gradually, however, his exterior is broken.
I was worried about The Way in its early stages because it was so maudlin.
Sheen's character was so cold that it didn't seem he would ever melt and his co-stars were a bit irritating.
However, it is well worth the perseverance. As each characters layers are peeled away the purpose of the movie becomes clearer and clearer.
There are some very good performances with Sheen excellent as the lead.
I've never seen Van Wageningen before and he is splendid as the outwardly jolly but inwardly troubled Hollander.
But don't go expecting quick answers to life's big questions. Quite rightly, it doesn't offer any.
The journey, though, is spiritual while being on occasions both extremely tough and particularly uplifting.
A classic it isn't, but The Way deserves a look and 7/10.
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