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(1 - 39) of 39 OFCS Rating: 67% Fresh Page   1   3/5 "Once they hit the road, the script goes away with the pixies."   Eye for Film   Amber Wilkinson 4/5 "For all its jokey upscale jive, the occasional smug self-satisfaction Burt and Verona use to calm their frazzling nerves, Away We Go provides the kind of closure that elevates our ongoing worries."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron B "It's a lovely attitude in an engaging dramedy, and I hope Mendes has a few more of these within him before he lurches back to the dark side of human behavior."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 5/10 "A finely pedigreed comic road film that, when all is said and done, is too finely-tooled for the NPR set to have much life left in it."   PopMatters   Chris Barsanti 2.5/5 "The fifth film by British theater director Sam Mendes, Away We Go, is the most unkempt movie the director has made so far in his career"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin D "The movie almost works as a cautionary tale about global overpopulation by imbecile parents, but even that would be a bridge too far for this pathetic navel rub that comes with the same sense of entitlement that it pretends to skewer."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 3.5/5 "'Away We Go' is still funny and occasionally touching, but it might have been even more entertaining if Mendes and the screenwriters hadn't tried to so hard to make us laugh."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 3/4 "There's little doubt that the idea behind Away We Go is ultimately more appealing than the final product..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C+ "The chatty film was like so much white noise."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3.5/4 "A road movie made up of what feels like a half-dozen exquisitely realized short films, Away We Go sends the viewer out smiling."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman A+ "For my money, the new dramatic comedy "Away We Go" is the first serious contender for Best Picture of the Year consideration."   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens B+ "Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski are so down-to-earth they seem like two of your closest friends."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 4/4 "The debut screenplay of Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida have given Sam Mendes quite the gift in just one of the many pieces that make this one of the best films of 2009."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress "Away you go"   CinePassion   Fernando F. Croce B "The limberness of the leads and the affable nature of Mendes' treatment soften the material's harshness and make it go down easily. You should tag along with Burt and Verona on their journey of discovery."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "An incredibly original and appealing drama about the quest of two intimate lovers to find the perfect home to raise their child."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 51/100 "An uneven picture that's at times poignant and at times quite funny, but ultimately lacks a consistent flow."   Film and Felt   Gabe Leibowitz B- "Jim and Pam: The Movie"   Cinepinion   Henry Stewart 4/5 "John Lennon famously said "Life is what happens when you're making other plans." Away We Go works as smartly and touchingly as it does in its finest, funniest moments when it reminds us that sometimes, making other plans is how your life happens."   Redbox   James Rocchi 4/4 "Quirky sentiments ebb and flow in Sam Mendes' latest %u2013 and greatest %u2013 study of the human condition."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 6/10 "The good acting provides an example of what might make this kind of formula work, but it's quite an uphill battle when one can see the scripted situations acting as comic fallbacks."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen 25/100 "It explains that the world is broken and dares you to agree that it's honest. It promises engagement, but delivers only retrenchment."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 4/5 "The whole flavor of the movie seems to be trying to reproduce other small, earnest films, but I always got the feeling that it was an imitation flavoring. Wonderful cast."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 2/6 "Away We Go in brief: the endless promise of profundity trampled by dime-store psychologizing."   Time Out New York   Keith Uhlich B+ "Featuring a revelatory performance from Rudolph as the centered earth mother who nonetheless worries she and Burt have become losers, "Away We Go" illustrates parenthood in every color of the spectrum."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3.5/4 "Sam Mendes's most welcome departure from stodgy Oscar bait is a decidedly lower-scale project, but its rewards are definitely not small."   TheMovieReport.com   Michael Dequina 3/5 "I'd actually advise people to buy a ticket, go grab a soy burger, and enter the theater halfway through."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 2.5/4 "A road-trip comedy in equal measures bittersweet and hopeful, Mendes's latest boasts few of his stuffy aesthetic trademarks."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 4/5 "One of the more delightful and disarming movies to emerge during this summer season."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3/5 "It's sweet and superficial, but the meandering pace and lively characters make it just about watchable."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B+ "The result of this odd mix of elements is a film that is both genuinely funny and moving."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten D+ "The only positive thing in Away We Go is a charming performance by Maya Rudolph as pregnant Verona."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 8/10 "The best part of this road movie is the emotional trip the two protagonists take in learning they are OK."   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson "It's hard to warm to a film so determined to ridicule, even when it steadies out in the final act as they find more centered and emotionally generous folks..."   MSN.com   Sean Axmaker 3.5/4 "The first film I've seen this year that made me feel something."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell 6/10 "Slow-moving, shallow and satirical, it's primarily populated by caricatures, not characters."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 5/10 "Full-up with caricatures... fails in the most dire way to make any comments on the state of parenting and coupling in America rooted in actual observation."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 39) of 39 OFCS Rating: 67% Fresh Page   1