At the request of a dedicated reader, I decided to bump up my review of “Away We Go.” I drove 45 minutes away to a remote suburb of Houston back in April to be one of the first people to see the movie, and I was not disappointed. Two months later, I was there to see it again on its first weekend playing at an art house theater in Houston. So needless to say, I really enjoyed the movie. It is well-acted, featuring star turns from John Krasinski (Jim from TV’s “The Office”) and Maya Rudolph (TV’s “Saturday Night Live”), but it is really buoyed by its phenomenal supporting cast. The film features a very heartfelt screenplay from Dave Eggers (author of “What is the What”) and his wife Vendela Vida.
Burt (Krasinski) and Verona (Rudolph) are a gentle, loving couple expecting a baby. As all good parents do, they want their child to have a better life than they did. So the two of them set out on a journey to find what they never really could: a home. They visit old friends and family members, seeing broken relationships, marital tension, and lives that they don’t want to lead. They discover that all they can do is love each other and hope that everything else works out. Read the rest of this entry »
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