Away We Go

Name: Away We Go
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: June 5, 2009
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Allison Janney, John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph

2009

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Focus Features | Release Date: June 5, 2009 | R

Starring: Allison Janney, John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph

Summary: Longtime (and now thirtysomething) couple Burt and Verona are going to have a baby. The pregnancy progresses smoothly, but six months in, the pair is put off and put out by the cavalierly delivered news from Burt’s parents Jerry and Gloria that the eccentric elder Farlanders are moving out of Colorado – thereby eliminating the expectantLongtime (and now thirtysomething) couple Burt and Verona are going to have a baby. The pregnancy progresses smoothly, but six months in, the pair is put off and put out by the cavalierly delivered news from Burt’s parents Jerry and Gloria that the eccentric elder Farlanders are moving out of Colorado – thereby eliminating the expectant couple’s main reason for living there. So, where, and among whom of those closest to them, might Burt and Verona best put down roots to raise their impending bundle of joy? The couple embarks on an ambitious itinerary to visit friends and family, and to evaluate cities. (Focus Features)… Expand

Director: Sam Mendes

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 98 min

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TV Guide Magazine Perry Seibert

Like "Juno" or "Little Miss Sunshine," Away We Go is a small film, the kind of gem that's easy to crush with hype or overpraise. But, the fact is that few movies deal with feelings this profound with as much restraint as Mendes and his crew display here. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Though Away We Go lacks the screwball unpredictability of something like "Flirting With Disaster," it compensates with a unexpected depth of feeling, a novelist’s (or memoirist’s) sense of detail, and a panoramic view of what home means. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Away We Go is not as dramatically wrenching as "Revolutionary Road," but it's unquestionably more enjoyable. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Glib and charming in roughly equal measure. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Though it's nice to see Mendes take a looser, not quite so studied approach to his filmmaking, some stops along the way -- like a detour to visit Burt's suddenly single brother (Paul Schneider) -- feel dramatically off-course. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

See it for the performances – they are delights from the leads on down to the characters in the episodic vignettes. But the film’s vision of Gen-Y nesting is liable to leave you up a tree. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

It's in these vignettes that Away We Go begins to feel less like an authentic exploration of identity than a condemnation of the very community the couple pretends to crave. No one, it turns out, is good enough for Burt and Verona. Read full review

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kouignamann

Dec 5, 2019

A fun, feel-good, well-written film with a melodic soundtrack and a well-selected cast. Really nice to see John Krasinski in a role like this, and alongside Maya Rudolph no less. Their easy-going believable chemistry on screen is a treat.

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carries

Jun 6, 2009

2 hours of sweet, true fun.