Away We Go

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Away We Go

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Away We Go

John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Catherine O'Hara

A couple who is expecting their first child travel around the U.S. in order to find a perfect place to start their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an ass...( read more  read more... )ortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover "home" on their own terms for the first time.

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  • ceWEBrity
    December 20, 2009
    ceWEBrity
    I really can't believe that Sam Mendes didn't recognize how far some of his characters were flying over the top. Anyone who called Juno's authenticity into question would be silenced in stark horror by the Maggie Gyllenhaal scene, or the Allison Janney scene, or even the scene wi...( read more)th John Krasinski's parents. They give the kind of performances with the kind of material that isn't funny, except in a way where you laugh out of vicarious embarrassment for the assumedly sane adults being forced to interpret it. Like a bizarro world Funny People, Away We Go is much stronger in its dramatic moments, but unlike Funny People it also contains its fair share of effective comedy as well. Krasinski doesn't really project much emotionally, but his comic timing and general goofiness are exciting; Maya Rudolph, the film's true surprise, pretty much picks up the rest of its slack. She is subtle, expressive and bitingly hilarious, giving the film just enough life to power through its agonizing passages and deeply enhancing its strong ones. Her chemistry with Krasinski is great.

    I recognize that Away We Go is swoony and sort of treacly, but I dunno, it worked for me. I'm sure it won't for others.
  • LitelBluHli
    November 17, 2009
    LitelBluHli
    It was somewhat slow, but I think it was meant to be that way. The acting of John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph were done well. It had it's funny, sweet, and sad moments. Overall, not a bad movie.
  • mrpopcorn
    October 6, 2009
    mrpopcorn
    "I love my babies. Why would I want to push them away from me?"

    A couple who is expecting their first child travel around the U.S. in order to find a perfect place to start their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment ...( read more)of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover "home" on their own terms for the first time.

    REVIEW

    Winning comedy/drama with Krasinski & Rudolph ? perfectly cast ? as a young couple of intellectuals whose impending birth of their first child has them navel gazing and wondering the best avenue of raising them by going on a road trip visiting family and friends, discovering there are no easy short-cuts and plenty of pit-falls along the bumpy ride into the heart's wonderings. The sharply funny and smart screenplay by writers Dave Eggers & Vendela Vida provide many moments for the protagonists to mingle with some odd and perhaps bleak outlets to parenthood and life in general. Director Sam Mendes wisely lets the comic cards fall where they may with his gifted leads and inspired ensemble. One of the year's best films and one of the best on relationships in general.
  • Cinema101
    August 9, 2009
    Cinema101
    Some of the best relationship advice ever put to film.
  • Galeocerdo
    July 29, 2009
    Galeocerdo
    Taking its cue from other recent movies about expectant couples, but not obviously so, the film is more adult in its conflicts than 'Juno' and less vulgar than 'Knocked Up'. It is really a film about searching; for answers, for security, for a place of belonging; and the uncertai...( read more)nty of it all gives the film an element of bittersweet truth I found quite endearing. The screenplay maintains a delicate balance of laughable absurdity and wistful melancholy, and though Sam Mendes' direction is not quite so subtle, the film plays to one of his strengths: getting great performances from his actors. The actors are perfect and genuine, from the leads to the supporting cast. Their trials are uniquely their own, their stories personal, but the lessons they learn are touchingly familiar.
  • jscottcorley
    December 26, 2009
    jscottcorley
    Mendes cements his reputation as an auteur in the milieu of social depression--even amid a comedy. Still, I liked what the film had to say and Krasinski was excellent.
  • dil1788
    December 26, 2009
    dil1788
    Funny movie with good performances from the leads.
  • mayorcrunch
    December 25, 2009
    mayorcrunch
    Burt y Verona son una excepcional pareja, fuerte, abierta y enamorada, con el unico prospecto de darle una vida digna a su hija que aun no nace. Ellos deciden tomar un viaje por Estados Unidos visitando a familia y amigos y buscando el lugar que llamaran hogar para su familia.
    "...( read more)Away we Go" es una cinta que nos presenta a personajes bastante excentricos pero el centro de gravedad esta con Burt y Verona, gracias a las excelentes actuaciones de John Krasinski y Maya Rudolph. Para Sam Mendes es una cinta inusual y casi la antitesis de su cinta previa "Revolutionary Road" (esa fue acerca de la destruccion de un matrimonio y esta es acerca del refuerzo en la union de otro). Este es un viaje que vale mucho la pena. Recomendada.
  • JimmyMovie
    December 21, 2009
    JimmyMovie
    I thought this movie was charming. It's about love and the hardships that can come along with trying to find your way through the world with a partner. It's simple yet moving with some very hilarious moments too.
  • FlyingSolo2009
    December 20, 2009
    FlyingSolo2009
    Completely and totally enjoyable. Rudolph and Krasinski were great together. Their vows on the trampoline were beautiful and the ending was perfect.
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