Rotten
That every supporting character is depicted as insufferable or pitiable or both would be bad enough; what's worse is that the couple discover nothing about themselves that wasn't obvious from the opening.
Ben Walters, Time Out
Overview
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. They set off on a whirlwind tour of of disparate locations where they have friends or relatives, sampling not only different cities and climates but also different families. Along the way they realize that the journey is less about discovering where they want to live and more about figuring out what type of parents they want to be.
Director and cast
- Sam Mendes Director
- John Krasinski as Burt Farlander
- Maya Rudolph as Verona De Tessant
- Carmen Ejogo as Grace De Tessant
- Catherine O'Hara as Gloria Farlander
- Jeff Daniels as Jerry Farlander
- Allison Janney as Lily
- Jim Gaffigan as Lowell
- Samantha Pryor as Ashley
- Conor Carroll as Taylor
- Maggie Gyllenhaal as LN
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
67%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Terrific performances make this tender if slight little film worth the trip.
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
Away We Go makes a nice metaphor for a rootless, self-involved culture of parents trying to get it right and getting all the wrong advice as they do.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
Rudolph lends depth and complexity to this otherwise facile story.
Rafer Guzman, Newsday
Rotten
You may very well enjoy Away We Go more than I did. But rest assured that you will never love this movie as much as it loves itself.
Christopher Orr, The New Republic
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