Away We Go is a take on the road movie, but instead of a couple of buddies we get a couple in the midst of a major turning point in their relationship. They have reached a stage where they will never be the same, it is the time when they have to make that conscious decision to grow and get their lives moving in an upward direction. To that end, our central couple hit the road in search of the place they really belong. It is a sometimes sad, sometimes hilarious, and mostly moving journey that I am glad to have been a part of.
Burt (The Office's John Krasinski) and Verona (SNL's Maya Rudolph) have just learned that they are going to have a baby. This is the driving point of the film, it is the piece that spurs them on to their journey. They live in a ramshackle house, have no heat, and are unsure of where their lives are going. With news of the impending bundle, they are forced to take stock of their lives and reassess.
The couple, not yet married, although not for a lack of trying by Burt, head to Burt's family for dinner one night and learn that the family is moving to Belgium a month before the baby is scheduled to arrive. This news falls on Burt and Verona like a ton of bricks. Then comes the revelation -- they too don't need to stay where they are. With this new insight, they set out on a journey around North America, searching for a new place to plant their familial roots.
Their journey takes them to meetings with Verona's sister and an old boss, an ex-girlfriend of Burt's, and some mutual friends in places like Phoenix, Madison, and Montreal. Each visit gives them a different look at what a family can be, each time they come away... well, I can't tell you that. Let's just say that each successive visit adds a little bit more to their life experience, coloring what t is they want to accomplish.
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