Away We Go (2009)
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Reviews Counted:163
Fresh:108
Rotten:55
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.
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... [More]
Starring: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Director: Sam Mendes
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Reviews for Away We Go
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 4.5/5 |
Nails the melancholy state of being both unsure about living in this world and essentially hopeful about it. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Despite his reputation as a visually stylish director, Sam Mendes has taken a very low-key approach to Away We Go and by doing so has made his best film since American Beauty. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Sam Mendes' Away We Go is two thirds of a good film. Many good laughs. A decent concept. No follow through. Full Review |
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 2/5 |
Mendes paints in broad strokes, but in this case he seems little more than an interpreter of his screenwriters' obsession with innocence. Full Review |
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An unconvincing premise is turned into a must-see heartwarming romantic comedy. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Away We Go is merely a bemused sigh of relief. It is not the most memorable film of recent times, but does little wrong as it goes about its business. Full Review |
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3/5 |
This story of a couple searching for connection and finding in the main grotesques, should be a touch more charming that it actually is. A hint of smugness mars the tone of the film. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
It's the sincerity of the performances by Krasinski and Rudolph that makes you want to see how the journey will end for the couple they play. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
The fact that director Sam Mendes always gives off the impression that he's oh-so-much-smarter than his characters doesn't help. Full Review |
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The film is a bit too sentimental and rather flat, despite some amusing scenes Full Review |
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Parenthood, relationships and belonging are the themes of this occasionally endearing road movie on which acclaimed director Sam Mendes puts his stamp. Full Review |
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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 |
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6/10 |
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 |
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B+ |
The result of this odd mix of elements is a film that is both genuinely funny and moving. Full Review |
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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 |
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3/5 |
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 |
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4/5 |
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 |
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2/5 |
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 |
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1/5 |
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 |
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2/5 |
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 |
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