Take Me Away

"Away We Go" is the rare film where you actually hope for a sequel.
"The Office's" John Krasinski and "SNL's" Maya Rudolph play an unmarried couple with a baby on the way searching for a place to set down their roots and raise a family.
It's one part family drama, one part road comedy that never feels forced or fake as the couple travels across the country visiting relatives and friends trying to find a place they want to call home.

The relationship between Krasinski and Rudolph feels real, and is full of those little details that define a relationship.

Some of the relatives and friends they meet along the way are a real hoot.
There's a boozy former co-worker Allison Janey who cuts down her beaten down husband and overweight children with a non stop barage of cutting insults
And Maggie Gyllenhaal shines as a women's studies professor in wisconsin with some unusual parenting techniques.
I found a lot of these characters were able to walk the line without being too over the top.

It's a rare comedic effort from Director Sam Mendes, and he brings an eye for detail to the story.
The experience was a little like going over to a really funny and smart literary friend's house for a party.
I was a little sad when it was all over.

"Away We Go:" A-