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Away We Go (2009)

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Reviews Counted:154

Fresh:101

Rotten:53

Average Rating:6.5/10

Consensus: Built on a set of quirks and charms that are as noticeable as they are interchangeable, Away We Go is a sweet but uneven road trip.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language and some sexual content.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jun 5, 2009 Limited

Box Office: $9,358,424

Synopsis: Director Sam Mendes (AMERICAN BEAUTY) may invoke plenty of indie-comedy tropes in this comic venture, but AWAY WE GO is a tender, sweet, and surprisingly funny addition to the genre. Verona De... Director Sam Mendes (AMERICAN BEAUTY) may invoke plenty of indie-comedy tropes in this comic venture, but AWAY WE GO is a tender, sweet, and surprisingly funny addition to the genre. Verona De Tessant (Maya Rudolph, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) is six months pregnant, but she and her boyfriend, Burt Farlander (John Krasinski, THE OFFICE), aren’t tied down to their current house in Colorado. A sense of adventure and the desire to find a place to call home propels the couple across North America, stopping in Arizona, Wisconsin, Montreal, and Miami, where they learn the how-to's (and how-not-to's) of parenting from friends and family. The episodic nature of the film allows a variety of talented actors to appear briefly, including Catherine O’Hara and Jeff Daniels as Burt’s flighty parents, Allison Janney as an inappropriate ex-coworker of Verona’s, and Maggie Gyllenhaal and Josh Hamilton as pretentious hippie parents. But the film rests firmly on the capable shoulders of its lead actors; though Rudolph and Krasinski are best known for their TV work, AWAY WE GO allows both performers to shine in ways audiences haven’t seen before. There’s a comfortable chemistry between them, earning authenticity from their strong performances and a good script from real-life spouses Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida. Mendes--who has previously stuck to dramas such as REVOLUTIONARY ROAD and JARHEAD--makes a nice transition to comedy that should appeal to fans of films like GARDEN STATE and LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. Celebrated cinematographer Ellen Kuras (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND) lends a lovely, earthy look to the film, while indie singer-songwriter Alexi Murdoch provides a soundtrack that underscores the film’s sweet sincerity. [More]

Starring: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Starring: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Allison Janney, Chris Messina, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Schneider, Jim Gaffigan, Josh Hamilton, Melanie Lynskey

Director: Sam Mendes

Director: Sam Mendes
Screenwriter: Dave Eggers, Vendela Vida
Producer: Edward Saxon, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf
Composer: Alexi Murdoch
Studio: Focus Features

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Sep 29, 2009

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The film is a bit too sentimental and rather flat, despite some amusing scenes

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
11/28/09
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile

Parenthood, relationships and belonging are the themes of this occasionally endearing road movie on which acclaimed director Sam Mendes puts his stamp.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
11/28/09
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile

Krasinski and Rudolph have nothing to play. They are a stand-in for the audience in the same way that Styrofoam peanuts protect the contents of your package; lifeless, breakable, malleable, and totally unrelated to what they are assigned to protect.

Full Review Source: Examiner.com | comment Comment
11/09/09
Adam Lippe
Adam Lippe
Examiner.com

The good acting provides an example of what might make this kind of formula work, but it's quite an uphill battle when one can see the scripted situations acting as comic fallbacks.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
10/04/09
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

The result of this odd mix of elements is a film that is both genuinely funny and moving.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
10/01/09
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

It's hard to warm to a film so determined to ridicule, even when it steadies out in the final act as they find more centered and emotionally generous folks...

Full Review Source: MSN.com | comment Comment
09/28/09
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
MSN.com

Away We Go is the cinematic equivalent of Innocent smoothies: it appears to talk like ‘us’, while all the time reducing us to another consumer demographic.

Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment Comment
09/18/09
Ellen E Jones
Ellen E Jones
Little White Lies

While cynics may find it twee, Mendes fans should greatly enjoy this (gently) surprising change of direction. Go in with the right frame of mind and you’ll leave with a big, goofy grin on your face.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
09/18/09
Olly Richards
Olly Richards
Empire Magazine

That every supporting character is depicted as insufferable or pitiable or both would be bad enough; what’s worse is that the couple discover nothing about themselves that wasn’t obvious from the opening.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
09/18/09
Ben Walters
Ben Walters
Time Out

This is a feelgood movie that will make you want to break up with your significant other, head for the nearest, seediest strip joint and get very, very drunk.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment 2 Comments
09/18/09
Brett Ashley
Brett Ashley
Channel 4 Film

Away We Go is a reminder that being a successful author does not mean you can dash off a screenplay without learning the craft.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
09/18/09
Toby Young
Toby Young
Times [UK]

Away We Go has an easy, no-particular-place-to-go looseness that doesn't bear too close a scrutiny, but has a certain likability.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
09/18/09
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

This won't go down as much of a success story for Mendes, but, unlike his more grandiose projects of late, it's not a complete dead end.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
09/18/09
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph

The more the film insists that we see Verona and Burt as perfect, the more smug and unreal they appear. The messy mix of twee maundering and frat-boy slapstick might work if one thing were added: a caption at the end that read: “... and then Burt woke up”

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
09/18/09
Charlotte O'Sullivan
Charlotte O'Sullivan
This is London

Away We Go is an oddly small, scruffy and poignant film from Mendes, a clapped out old jalopy next to his sleek Porsche pictures.

Full Review Source: Digital Spy | comment Comment
09/18/09
Simon Reynolds
Simon Reynolds
Digital Spy

Sweet and sometimes sharp but never bitter, this is a heartwarming work of refreshing geniality.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
09/18/09
Elliott Noble
Elliott Noble
Sky Movies

A rewarding change of pace for Sam Mendes, Away We Go is a small, lovely film that gently sneaks up on you with unexpected depth and feeling. Let it.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
09/18/09
Jonathan Crocker
Jonathan Crocker
Total Film

Although Away We Go doesn't sum to the icon of loveliness that the filmmakers might have hoped for - it is too tonally fractured - the movie does suggest avenues that Sam Mendes might consider exploring in the future.

Full Review Source: Filmstar Magazine | comment Comment
09/18/09
Thom Hutchinson
Thom Hutchinson
Filmstar Magazine

At its best, the film reminded me of another road movie about alternative lifestyles, Flirting With Disaster, but this isn’t nearly as sharp or funny.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
09/18/09
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

This is the most heart-warming movie Mendes has yet made, and his best since American Beauty.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
09/18/09
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