Manufactured feelings and emotions. And unexpected step by Mendes, but it just shows that he isn't very capable of directing indie flicks. There are much better movies made that deal with themes of parenthood and search for home. Away We Go is destined to be forgotten.

It has its moments but overall is cliche and actings are mediocre especially Maggie Gyllenhaal.

First half of the film feels a bit too much like a clichéd drama comedy but it works better than it should. In the second half we get to meet more interesting characters and the atmosphere is just great. Both of the main actors are awesome but I especially liked Rudolph.

An almost perfect romantic comedy, with almost every joke/scene working very well. The hand of David Eggers seems to be seen in the fact that the comedy stays off the beaten path but doesn't stray too far to become too weird.

A sentimental masterpiece by sam mendes. Definitely his friendliest relationchip drama. Very likeable characters accentuated by wonderful song written and performed by Alexi Murdoch a scottish singer and writer; Big Cinema

Great performances carry an overly quirky first hour, and add more to a heartfelt final third.

It starts of pretty slow but after half an hour in you start to care for what's happening and it turns into quite an enjoyable, heartening movie. Krasinski did a good job even though there was no real chemistry between him and Rudolph.

Stumbles quite a bit in the first half but the rest is so good that I can forgive the bad start. Mendes can again get a great performance from all involved.

Alright, I guess. Funny enough in some places, but the message of "these people are fine" (in comparison to the other couples presented) was pretty boring.

No chemistry between the leads. Side characters that are not much more than cartoon caricatures. Tries too hard to be sickeningly sweet at the appropriate moments.

Nothing really special here. It feels like Away We Go tried to ride the tidal wave of success that is the indie, hipster, romance film, but unfortunately for it, there isn't much here worth remembering.

This is a well constructed search for home that greets us with a host of curious characters as we follow a somewhat good natured couple across a pastiche of American landscapes. There is something washed out and depressing about the terrain they cover, expected from Mendes. Rudolph and Krasinski deliver fresh performances as they stray from their excessively comedic routes. I liked the film, but I didn't love it, it didn't fail in any particular way, it just wasn't always compelling.

yay, we're boring!

The movie grows on you and manages to stagger, prance and lurch its way toward an unexpectedly satisfying emotional climax.

Not usually the biggest fan of road films, but it hits pretty close for something targeted squarely at my age group. Acting is great. Editing could've been smoother. Writing was very novel-like (unsurprising given the writers); Eggers & Vida get a B for the transition, I think.

A winsome, sometimes hilarious, very well acted comedy. It has some redemptive, uplifting moral messages about home, love and family, but it could be more positive and contains too much unnecessary foul language, including some very crude sexual references.

Not bad, but I just expected a little more of the talented director Sam Mendes. It has some good moments of comedy and drama, but in overall, the dialogues are not so inspired or good, as should be supposed to.

Good in a lot of ways. While it bordered on the absurd with some of the characters it never got too out of hand that it made it less realistic. I always liked Maya Rudolph on SNL and she was quite good in this more dramatic role. In fact both her and John Krasinski surprised me with their acting chops. It's nothing new and the ending can be predicted somewhat halfway through the film but still an achievement overall and worth a watch.

Perfectly enjoyable story told through two surprisingly great characters and a lot of well-used, prominent music. Rudolph and Krasinski blew me away.

Really nothing huge here, but not unenjoyable.

An affectionate, honest and rare look at two people who have chose to invest their energy and love inwardly.

A nice, warm movie. Nothing much to say.. I will never marry you.. Oh! I was really annoyed by John Krasinski since i started to hate his character in The Office, but he won me (back) over with this one..

The parts I liked were almost all in the trailer. It was 'nice enough' but otherwise quite dull. Maggie Gyllenhaal's character was my favourite element in it.

Absolutely fantastic first two-thirds marred by a horrific indie-stock finish. -10 points for the horrible, generic fucking soundtrack and -5 points for that cringe-inducing trampoline "marriage" thing. Eggers once again writes something that strangely and constantly vacillates between awesomely charming and infuriatingly stupid.

A forgettable, somewhat charming, silly, wannabe hipster film. The 2 leads had almost no chemistry but Krasinski is very watchable. For such a short film, it felt way too long. Sam Mendes has really fallen off.

Something was a little off, saw it in limited release (had plenty of smarts and charm) but it felt like it was still trying to be a wide release (lowest denominator). An odd road trip, the end of the road came a little out of nowhere.

Funny details but zero story or character development. Good for some above average laughs but very, very light fare as a movie.

This film has a great cast, however the story is a bit slow and feels aimless at times. You feel a connection to the characters, although you aren't really sure they've learned anything by the time the film is over.

The comedy fails but the heartfelt performances deliver in the end. Schneider gives a lot in his great 5 minute presence. Mendes sucks for the most part though, and he gets in the way from this being a good meditation on parenthood. Unfortunately, it's too inconsistent to love.

Its like curling up with a good book, overlooking sunset, a warm breeze blowing through - its sweet, tender, emotional, intelligent, .. acting is great, music is great, writing is good .. And its reflective: being broke even at 35, grand-parents who choose the wrong time to get selfish, relatives/friends who think it is their duty to throw out free advice; cmon who haven't had them. -1 for the part where intimate bonding with children and co-sleeping... is associated with lunatic characters.

A hilarious movie with amazing performances. I was worried that Jim Halpert would leak out onto the screen, but I guess that personality couldn't find his way out from behind Krasinski's beard. John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph have amazing chemistry that creates one of the most heartwarming relationships you'll see in a movie. It's also very funny, so be prepared.

Sentimental in a good way. Does a good job of balancing its funny parts with its more dramatic ones, all the while keeping a melancholy undertone. Krasinski and Rudolph really excell as their characters and have wonderful chemistry with one another.

I like a lot of things about this movie, but the generic/abrasive soundtrack, Allison Janney, and the overall wannabe trendiness made the experience unpleasant sometimes. The final ten minutes felt awfully stretched out. Maya Rudolph was a wonderful surprise, however.

The evolution of the central relationship and the strengthened resolve one sees throughout is extremely heartening, and it's so pleasant to see a movie relationship which is not just meaningless drama but actual, human, sensible drama and actual resolutions to problems that occur. It is extremely well written, the cast is glorious and the soundtrack is frankly perfect. Social commentary, cultural commentary, in an entertaining, charming, heartwarming way.

Suprizingly great. Any movie that starts with a mowh job is a-ok in my book.

Sam Mendes' most experimental, and lacking film to date. It tried to be hipster but ended up dragging on, and the two leads couldn't build the right chemistry to give it the needed charm. Still, it had some very heartwarming scenes, and it made me laugh. Better then most romantic comedies, but it's no masterpiece.

The writing in this film can be described as fun and quirky there are plenty of small nods to French new wave, indie films, etc.. However, you get the impression that Sam Mendes is trying entirely too hard to make a clearly defined genre film. The characters are meticulously written but they act, talk, and live like some writer's workshop wet dream. At the end of the film you just feel the whole thing is a pointless "finding yourself" cliche and would have been better as a short film.

Pretty difficult not to love. At times a bit too quirky for its own good, but generally endearing, loving and thougtful. Great performances by - and amazing chemistry between - Rudolph and a surprisingly convincing Krasinski carry "Away We Go" through the rough patches and makes it memorable.

A sweet, hilarious, and poignant love story that is perfectly cast and excellently directed. The whole cast shines, but Maya Rudolph gives what could be a career-altering performance.