“Away We Go”
Is a fantastic film, granted I am the perfect target, had my kids in my 30′s, I know who David Eggers is and Alexi Murdoch is constantly playing on my ipod.
Stars Maya Rudolph(SNL) and David Krasinski(The Office) play off of each other perfectly as a couple who struggles with that fact that the decisions that they made, may not work out the way they planned and start out on a journey to find their place in life, literally and figuratively.
It was written by David Eggers and his wife Vendela Vida. Eggers is best known as the founder of McSweeneys, a quarterly literary journal and his memoir, “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Eggers also co-wrote the screenplay for “Where the Wild Things Are“, with Spike Jonze and a book which will come out with the release of the movie in October this year.
“Away We Go” directed by Sam Mendes, should put Maya in contention for an Oscar, it was a breakout role, that showed that she belongs in films.
Go see this film, playing at the Uptown.