Soon-to-be parents look for home in ‘Away We Go’, find laughs, hippies, destiny
Directed by Sam Mendes
Starring John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Catherine O'Hara, Jeff Daniels
Maya Rudoph and John Krasinski engage in downtown dialogue in 'Away We Go'
It’s hard to watch Maya Rudolph (Verona De Tessant) in a movie and not laugh. Her face reminds me of so many Saturday Night Live skits; usually unfunny ones, with her somehow managing to creatively eake out laughs.
Ditto with John Krasinski (Burt Farlander). How can you not immediately think of ‘The Office’ when you see him on screen, even with full-on Grizzly Adams facial hair?
The two make for a perfectly uneven, wandering couple in their early 30’s looking for a home to raise their soon-to-be child.
After Burt’s parents, played laugh-out-loud quirky in cameos by Catherine O’Hara and Jeff Daniels, abruptly announce they are moving to Belgium a month before the arrival of their new grandchild, the couple find themselves roaming the country for a new home to start their family.
What follows is a Lost in America-like trek from city to city, visiting old schoolmates, relatives and friends, all while revealing the extreme ups and downs of parenthood. It’s not always pretty. But it sure is entertaining fun.
Sure there are cliches here and there, but it’s the type of movie that you can forgive because the spirit is spot on. So are the two lead characters who stumble their way to possible happiness, strengthen bonds based on their idiosyncrasies and ultimately discover their place in the world.
Another strong Indie film. Cinema Camera Club is on a roll. Last month, it was ‘The Last Lullaby’, a crime drama crafted in traditional noir style, and now ‘Away We Go’ a Juna of sorts for adults.
Clinton StarkCo-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, Fan of Napa (and Diet Coke)
Clint co-founded StarkSilverCreek and writes about social media, arts, wine, indie film, and his trusty Droid. An aging ice hockey player, he tries in vain to direct Loni in SSC videos. Originally from Ottawa, Canada, Clint is a Silicon Valley and new media entrepreneur. From the early PC clone days in the 80’s, to the explosion of telecom and networking in the 90’s, and now to social networking, Web 2.0 and software-as-a-service, Clint has successfully built businesses and start-ups into multi-million dollar operations. Recently as VP marketing he spearheaded the launch of a $110M company. But that was then.
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