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By Loron Hays
Away We Go literally starts with a bang. In an opening scene – after establishing the amount of junk in the young couples’ life – Burt is told not “to blow” while orally pleasing Verona and discovers that she inexplicably “tastes different” and it is in this unconventional manner that we discover what Verona doesn’t want to hear: she’s pregnant. Once Burt and Verona realize – during a visit to his parents - that Burt’s parents (Catherine O’Hare and Jeff Daniels both equally hilarious and selfishly clueless) won’t be around to help with the raising of their baby (due to an unexpected move to Belgium), the couple decides to hit the road and search for answers that their pregnancy has raised. Journeying from one locale to another, Burt and Verona act as narrators and explorers seeing different ways to view the raising of a child through their friends and family in their search for somewhere, someplace to call their home. While Krasinski has broken free from his role in The Office with the help of mega-stars like Robin Williams and George Clooney, it is SNL alumni Maya Rudolph who exquisitely shines in the movie. Her soft-spoken intelligence and warm humor balances Krasinski’s nerd-like charm with a steady hand and makes the film a constantly warm place to visit – despite the helplessness the characters feel at times. These two make a team of fresh travelers that makes revisiting the film seem like something more a reunion of sorts – of friends, of family, and of feelings. Achingly beautiful and rich in humor, Away We Go is definitely a trip worth taking…even if it uncovers more questions than it does answers. 
In a featurette entitled Green Filmmaking, the producers explain how shooting Away We Go was Hollywood’s premiere attempt at working with the environment in mind. The actors and producers talk freely about how much waste is produced and how nice it was to work on the film with the “Green” element firmly in check. There is also a making of featurette that explains how Mendes got involved with the story and hired all the actors. The interviews with cast members – especially Krasinski – are interesting and full of candor concerning the making of the film. Several interviews with Mendes provide the meat of the featurette. There is also a commentary featuring Mendes and writers Eggers & Vida that runs the length of the film and explains how Connecticut was disguised as five different states while shooting the film. Screen Formats: 2.35:1
Number of Discs: 1 with Keepcase Packaging
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