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Away We Go – Movie Trailer

There are many different types of comedy, unfortunately this means it can be increasingly difficult to figure out if a particular movie is going to be funny for you or a waste of money. Away We Go is the sort of comedy where there are bits that many different kinds of people will find funny, but this is clearly a movie meant for people in an either committed/serious relationship or a film for women to see with each other.

Obviously the movie is bound to be hilarious, as it features a former Saturday Night Live cast member and an actor from the American version of The Office, as well as a number of comedians and comedic actors. Of course it wouldn’t be a good movie if it did not have a compelling story, and Away We Go offers a story which at first has a pretty basic premise but shows some depth as the story progresses. The movie opens with Verona and Burt discovering that Verona is pregnant. Like any young couple they look to their parents for support, unfortunately when Burt and Verona approach Burt’s parents, they discover those same parents are moving to another country for a year. Upon thinking it over, they decide to look for a new home to raise their child and travel to various locales where they have friends or relatives in hopes of finding the right place. Naturally in every location they visit something interesting always happens. While the story is meant to be comedic, there is a major driving theme of love, both for the unborn baby and between Burt and Verona, as well as the theme of home as both a place and a state of mind. While this may seem rather deep, it is not something you really need to dwell upon as the story is laid out so most of these concepts are pretty obvious.

One possible complaint about the film is the use of title sequences to explain the next scene, essentially each section of the movie can be broken up into where the couple is going to. An example of a title screen would be Away to Montreal, of course this can be nice for people who fall asleep, as they can have a general idea of what is going on, but might seem a little cheap for some. This seems to be more of a stylistic choice and a way to transition consistently, while this is not bad, some may wonder if this was done because they had no way to smoothly get from one location to another. Another odd point is the swearing, while most will find nothing wrong with the amount of cussing in the movie, some may find it a bit excessive for a romantic tale, the number of sexual references may also be a bit jarring. Yet if you are of a more modern sort, the swearing seems pretty natural and certainly more genuine than most modern romantic movies tend to make conversations sound. Otherwise, there is really nothing wrong with the film, it is more a question of should one view it as a humorous road movie or as a romantic movie with laughs sprinkled throughout?

It is difficult to put a rating on this film, as much of the charm can break this film for a viewer, but if you want to see a funny relationship movie that is not your ordinary sort of romance, this is a cool+, but if you just want something funny this can be anywhere from a cool or a meh+. This movie is definitely not a night out with the fellas kind of comedy, but if you are a guy, there is enough here to keep you entertained while your significant other gets a little more out of it.

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Genuwine Jon Hammer

The self proclaimed "Genuwine" Jon Hammer, currently a student studying at Digipen Institute of Technology to be a programmer. I am a huge pop culture nerd, so movies, music, tv, podcasts, and games are all important to me, in fact if I often post about such topics on my twitter.

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  • Posted: Friday, July 24th, 2009
  • Author: Genuwine Jon Hammer
  • Filed Under: Film, Review
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