
Burt Farlander and Verona De Tessant are a couple steeped in eccentricity and irregularity but are very much in love. So when they find out that Verona is pregnant they take it in stride. Verona is enjoying pregnancy, Burt is already practicing skills that he believes a good father should have, and they live in the same state as Burt's parents Jerry and Gloria so their child-to-be can have grandparents. But when Burt and Verona go to dinner at his parents', they shake up the ... (Full plot summary below)
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Burt Farlander and Verona De Tessant are a couple steeped in eccentricity and irregularity but are very much in love. So when they find out that Verona is pregnant they take it in stride. Verona is enjoying pregnancy, Burt is already practicing skills that he believes a good father should have, and they live in the same state as Burt's parents Jerry and Gloria so their child-to-be can have grandparents. But when Burt and Verona go to dinner at his parents', they shake up the younger couple with surprising news: they have decided to move to Antwerp, Belgium. Verona lost her parents when she was relatively young, so she is very much alarmed, but the resilient couple quickly find a way to turn it into a positive: they embark on a search for the exact right place for them to raise their daughter-to-be. They go to every place they can think of, meeting family and friends along the way, with laughter and sadness. This is a road trip the parents-to-be will always remember.
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn incredibly original and appealing drama about the quest of two intimate lovers to find the perfect home to raise their child. |
| The Film YapNick Rogers"Away We Go" shared the similarly episodic flutter of familial comedy with "Flirting with Disaster," but evolved to something more than a screwball finish. Ultimately, home represents only all that we can control of the sadness that surrounds us. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasCredit novelists and first-time screenwriters Eggers and Vida (married in real life) with creating such rich, complicated and humane characters, and credit actors John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph with bringing them to life so wonderfully. |
| Palo Alto WeeklyJeanne AufmuthQuirky sentiments ebb and flow in Sam Mendes' latest %u2013 and greatest %u2013 study of the human condition. |
| eFilmCritic.comErik ChildressThe debut screenplay of Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida have given Sam Mendes quite the gift in just one of the many pieces that make this one of the best films of 2009. |
| New York PressArmond WhiteAway We Go is as calculated as any summer tentpole blockbuster. |
| Hollywood & FineMarshall FineThis low-key, sometimes melancholy comedy is a road movie with a twist...It pulls viewers into the kind of lives that aren't often on display in contemporary movies. |
| TV Guide MagazinePerry SeibertLike "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. |
| MSNBCAlonso DuraldeIt's hard to say whether Mendes and Eggers complement each other's weak spots or if one manages to bring out the best in his collaborator, but ultimately it doesn't matter: Even those who aren't a fan of either should give Away We Go a shot. |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin PutmanA road movie made up of what feels like a half-dozen exquisitely realized short films, Away We Go sends the viewer out smiling. |