Away We Go (2009)

Review date: 23-Sept-2009

Away We Go, directed by Sam Mendes and written by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, follows two unwed parents-to-be on their journey across North America to hopefully find a new home (and perhaps themselves). Burt and Verona (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph) meet up with their unique and interesting friends and family across the states and Canada in hopes of having friends where they settle. What they get becomes much more than that as they find themselves learning how truly lucky and blessed they are, contradictory to the “fuck-ups” they claimed to be. The movie is cute, wacky, and emotional all at once. Much like “(500) Days of Summer,” “Away We Go” is much more than a simple romantic comedy as it brings characters we can relate to dealing with less than ideal situations. Overall very nicely directed with a great soundtrack (almost all by Alexi Murdoch) to add to the mood, with plenty of laugh-out-loud scenes to balance the true-to-life heartfelt storyline.

Rating: 6 out of 7