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Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Away We Go is a fun little independent movie that proves that John Krasinski can do more than The Office and Maya Rudolph can do more than SNL - they both give great performances, as does the supporting cast. Away We Go has a realistic feel, even with the eccentric characters. It's not a perfect movie, but it has heart and I liked that.

Two people with no chemistry and no appeal pretend to be the best imperfect normal couple and bore us all to death with their utterly contrived road trip to find the best imperfect home to raise their unborn child. Along the way they meet other parents that are mostly unbelievably flawed so that best imperfect couple can feel sensibly smug and constantly reaffirm their Gwyneth and Chris commitment. To my mind, this is Middle England's hideous 'aren't we nice' banality and passive aggressive self congratulation brought to the USA alongside a soundtrack that sounds like it's chosen by an old man trying to be an unironic hipster. There is no story, just a thin weave of pointless anecdotes. There's absolutely no reason to watch this and it's in danger of making one stay celibate and childless rather than have a life so dull. The most uninteresting, nay painfully tedious film I've ever seen. Lord save us good movie fans from such arrogant mistakes.

Burt and Verona, a couple in their mid thirties, are looking for a city where Verona would give birth to their child and they would start to make a living. Does it make any sense? No! Anyhow, Burt and Verona seem to believe that the perfect city is defined by the presence of their family members and friends, because that would make perfect condition for their child to grow. Does that make sense? Definitely not! Burt is jobless, but he does not seem to care if there is a job for him in the cities they are considering. Rather, they care how well they get along with their friends. How much sense does this make? Very little. And, it always takes them one evening out to realize they do not get with their friends well enough to settle there. How much sense does it make? Are cities like Phoenix, Tucson, Montreal and Miami (which they visit) really too small for two families? Maybe the movie is supposed to be a comedy, so one should not look for a logical plot, but the movie fails on other accounts as well. Besides the absurdity of the plot, acting is rather bad. Particularly that of Maya Rudolph. She reads her lines without any emotions, without any change of tonality of her voice. Her bad acting is followed closely by John Krasinski who keeps one single expression throughout the movie, hidden behind thick glasses and beard. On top of bad acting, the two make a very awkward couple. She is seven years older than him in real life, but looks like his mother in the movie. The age difference was emphasized even more by his childish dressing style. He dresses like a high-school kid, for a reason which remains obscured.I stopped watching the movie when Burt was making phone calls in the hope to find his brother´s wife – while jumping on a trampoline!!! How could Sand Mendes, the maker of "American Beauty" (one of my favorite movies), make this disaster is beyond me.The movie deserves one star because the music was not done by Thomas Newman. At least Newman´s talent was not wasted on this awfulness.

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!