Away We Go

Having directed the cynical existential parables American Beauty, Road To Perdition and Revolutionary Road, Sam Mendes' display of his true versatility and capacity for romantic idealism is a film for pleasant people to see. Pleasant people also go to Transformers: Revenge... Full review

Burt (John Krasinski) and Verona (Maya Rudolph), an unmarried but devoted-to-each-other couple, are expecting a baby girl in three months. They moved near Burt's parents (Jeff Daniels and Catherine O'Hara) because they wanted to give their child loving relatives in close... Full review

I love Sam Mendes; I'll say that now. What else do I love? Comedies with indie quirk. And that leads me to Away We Go, a film that embodies the genre completely as evidenced by the trailer with its awkward laughs,... Full review

Away We Go (2009), directed by Sam Mendes, is a road movie with a difference. Many road movies involve strangers met by the protagonist as he or she travels from place to place. Away We Go sends the two main characters... Full review

By her own admission, they're "f***-ups". In Billy Bragg's "Must I Paint You A Picture", everybody's favorite Cockney-accented socialist folksinger warbles, "The most important decisions in life are made between two people in bed," and Verona DeTessant(Maya Rudolph), an artist, paints... Full review

I Love John since I first saw his face on "The Office" and after this movie I think I love him more, if that is at all possible! He was so good in this, as was Maya Rudolf. The story line... Full review

My wife and I usually agree with Yahoo Users reviews. Not this time. Reading all the reviews of Away We Go, I must disagree. The pacing was painfully slow. I didn't like any of the characters. The fact that the couple... Full review

I wish that this movie was worse, because then it might not have been so annoying to watch. It was just weirdly bad. It made no sense that anyone would confuse cobbling with whittling, or that someone would think that was... Full review

(Synopsis) Verona (Maya Rudolph) and Burt (John Krasinski) are an unmarried couple in their thirties, who are expecting their first child. They live in Denver close to Burt's parents, since Verona's parents had passed away. They thought their life was going... Full review

This was a major disappointment, even when I forget that I wasted the rare babysitter/night out to go see it. I am the audience for this kind of vehicle (arty/idealist/willing to relocate for hipster/"authentic" quality of life...and I'm a parent like... Full review

great cast, prestigious director, tender concept, clever script from acclaimed novelists.....It suffers by being a movie about a theme and meaning..... ... Full Review

F ans of romantic comedies and road movies should love "Away We Go.....underscored with a melancholy soundtrack by Alexi Murdoch -....Though the co-stars are more noted for television work, Newton native John Krasinski ("The Office") and Maya Rudolph ("Saturday Night Live") are well cast.....They project a great chemistry as Burt and Verona, an unwed couple expecting their first child..... ... Full Review

Away We Go itself is actually quite adept at depicting that exact emotion.....and-30-somethings, a certain portion of which, of course, hate nothing more than a movie trying to entertain them....Rudolph gives a particularly lovely, subtle performance, layering her fear, exasperation, and love.....There are some stereotypically indie distractions, like Alexi Murdoch's folky, same-sounding song score....Even more interesting, some of the best scenes between Rudolph and Krasinski were, per the commentary, adde ... Full Review

To back up nice bits of acting is crisp dialogue, filled with offbeat humor that is generally more rewarding than blatant humor would be.....they certainly could have done away with the gratuitous "on the road to" shots that pepper the screen upon reaching each new destination.....Rather impressively, the entire film was shot in Connecticut....Maya Rudolph was great in Idiocracy....The special features, using a backdrop of soothing Yoga music, try extraordinarily hard, not to get people behind the film.... ... Full Review

It's the hilarious, witty film....New Away We Go Special Feature Clip....Featuring a remarkable soundtrack and an incredible ensemble cast -....John Krasinski (The Office) and Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live) star in the heartfelt film that explores the comedic twists....Click below for our exclusive special feature clip, which shows director Sam Mendes talking about his talented cast..... ... Full Review

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One of this year's most pleasant surprises was Sam Mendes's AWAY WE GO, a big-hearted comedy about a happily unmarried couple erratically searching for the ideal place to raise their soon-to-be-born child. ... Full Article

Gloria Farlander: Ah, I think it's more than 3,000 isn't it Jerry? Jerry Farlander: Oh, I think so Verona De Tessant: Hey, so the movie ends when the Von Tramps go to sleep? ... Full Article

Look for these new DVD releases, now on store shelves. "Away We Go" : Burt (John Krasinski) and Verona (Maya Rudolph) find out that Verona is pregnant. ... Full Article

Up for grabs are two of the Blu-ray version of Away We Go which you can take a shot at winning by entering this contest via the online form below. ... Full Article

For people who want to know whether Maggie Gyllenhaal reacts to car seats the same way she does strollers: Away We Go The movie, which previously went under the names This Must Be the Place and Farlanders (yikes), boasts an... ... Full Article