Away We Go

Year: 2009

Grade: B+

Country: USA

Director: Mendes

Review

this is sort of the flip side of the “revolutionary road” coin for sam mendes. instead of the outside world beating down on the couple and turning them against each other, the couple band together against the nonsense of society. it’s an us against the world kind of story and it works because krasinski and rudolph are so good in their well-written roles. krasinski is especially good and should get some golden globe buzz if there’s any justice in the world. he plays what is essentially a big kid who views the world as a playground and never really lets things get him down. through the entire film we only see him get angry once, but it turns out to be one of the more funny scenes in the  film. supporting characters like allison janney, jim gaffigan and maggie  gyllenhaal are all very good. the final third of the film fades a bit as everything needs to find a settling point, but it’s a strong film nonetheless.

Watched in theater