Alicia I love this movie so much

ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Justina The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

fmwongmd The story never gets interesting. John Krasinski is moderately funny but the story itself goes nowhere.

jbirks106 I checked out this movie for one reason - the Dave Eggers credit. I don't know anything about Sam Mendes or John Krasinski, or what Maya Rudolph's done since "SNL" if anything. But I enjoy Eggers' writing and overall comic sensibility and expected something of it to translate to the screen. There is comedy here, I guess, but most of it is standard rom-com stuff, and almost all of it has been done before and better. The acting is fine, but the characters, aside from the two leads, are so thin or impossibly quirky that the film has no weight. And the main characters, out to find a home for their family, seem not to have grown up themselves, nor found out much about themselves over the course of the film except that the rest of the world is even more "f*ked up" than they are.Not a very edifying message, particularly when I was expecting much better.

Errington_92 Away We Go is set as a comedy drama surrounding a couple getting prepared for the birth of their unborn child. Although the original driving focus of the narrative is preparing for their unborn child, somehow Away We Go gets lost in a world full of zany characters and situations.Away We Go is formed via a number of segments in which the protagonist couple Burt and Verona meet with former acquaintances whilst attempting to find the perfect home for their unborn child. The zaniness is all too apparent through out the majority of the narrative, from Verona's former boss Lily acting cruel towards her kids for laughs along with her ridiculous attitude and Burt's childhood friend LN showing the couple her radical opinions on childcare. Such scenes do not contain an ounce of comedy as I'm guessing was the initial purpose. This kind of so called comedy continues as Away We Go goes further into its ludicrous world by having brief segments of Burt and Verona acting over the top or having discussions which miss the mark from a comic perspective. In my opinion it does not add anything meaningful to the narrative.However amongst all this wackiness there are glimpses of serious drama which benefits the narrative rather than filling time. In a touching scene with his friend Tom, Burt learns of Toms Wife's recent miscarriage whilst she relieves her inner pain by dancing on a strip pole. Odd as it may sound it makes the scene a poignant moment for Burt realising the strength it must take to keep a family unit together and how some can buckle under the pressure. This vibe continues in the latter stages of the narrative as Tom's sister in law leaves his brother alone with his young daughter making Burt and Verona reflect on their situation, promising to stay strong for themselves as well as their unborn child. These examples of reflection on part of the characters give depth not only to themselves but to the narrative as well, which is sorely missing from Away We Go. If it had been more fluent with this tone then I feel Away We Go could have been a better film.Reflecting upon Away We Go overall it has an uneven mix of mostly comic action and touches of clarity which if it had more of the latter then it would have been a better rounded movie.

uncannyrain I really hoped for something different with this one especially since I loved Mendes's 'American Beauty', but I wasn't prepared for this.. I cannot remember the last time I saw such an unimaginative, empty, uninspired movie, really tragic. I guess some people would find this type of dialogue (I couldn't call this a comedy if my life depended on it) interesting but I'd get more laughs from watching the washing machine go through the cycle. If you find lines like: "I'll love you even if I can't find your vagina" hilarious - then this might be for you. Horrible dialogues, awful acting, and the only positive thing was the music. Rated 7.1 on IMDb - wow - amazing!