Away We Go

This film was recommended to me by a female friend, so I was in a cautious and sceptical frame of mind when I slotted the Away We Go dvd into my television set, the complete Steven Seagal dvd collection at my side to rescue me from what I thought would be another tedious, predictable chick flick. How wrong I was, and how much I will have to grovel in apology to my friend Sana for constantly berating her movie tastes. Away We Go is a whimiscal road trip, following Burt and his pregnant girlfriend Verona as they visit different parts of North America in search of the ideal home in which to bring up their baby. Thanks to the many zany and colourful characters they meet along the way their road trip turns into a series of misadventures and this in turn makes them question what they want for themselves and their unborn child. What I loved most about his film is the relationship between the two central characters, Burt and Verona. John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph deserve so much praise for their performances. They have a great chemistry together, which only those with a heart of stone would fail to be moved and delighted at. Burt and Verona express their love and affection and faithfulness for each other in a completely natural and realistic way, a far cry from the false and chessy way that Hollywood often portrays romance and relationships. There are many other great things about this film. The script is both sharp and poignant, the acting is fantastic, and the cinematography and music set the perfect tone for the type of love and relationship that the director is trying to convey and the crossroads that Burt and Verona are at. Judging from the comments that I've read on YouTube the relationship that Burt and Verona have is what many people yearn for, so in a sense the film is quite inspirational. Many thanks to Sana for nagging me into watching this very sweet, funny, moving film. 8/10