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Movie critics combined give Away We Go (2009) a score of 2.4345 out of 4
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Away We Go (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for RedblogRedblog
John Lennon famously said "Life is what happens when you're making other plans." Away We Go works as smartly and touchingly as it does in its finest, funniest moments when it reminds us that sometimes, making other plans is how your life happens. ...read the complete Away We Go movie review at Redblog
Away We Go (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report CardHollywood Report Card
There's only one scene that falls short of realization. In Montreal, a group of adopted kids are meant to steal away our loving couple with a beautiful magic. ...read the complete Away We Go movie review at Hollywood Report Card
Away We Go (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Reeling ReviewsReeling Reviews
Away We Go illustrates parenthood in every color of the spectrum. ...read the complete Away We Go movie review at Reeling Reviews
Away We Go (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Onion A.V. Club Onion A.V. Club
Though Away We Go lacks the screwball unpredictability of something like Flirting With Disaster, it compensates with a unexpected depth of feeling, a novelist's sense of detail, and a panoramic view of what home means. ...read the complete Away We Go movie review at Onion A.V. Club
Away We Go (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Paste MagazinePaste Magazine
Away We Go breathes. Its affectless, tossed-off quality tells a lumpy story built out of a few scenes that fall flat but also a few that transcend, in part because they arrive unexpectedly from an untidy little comedy. ...read the complete Away We Go movie review at Paste Magazine
Away We Go (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for E! OnlineE! Online
Krasinki is able to anchor the movie with a limber, melancholy performance -- and doesn't draw too heavily from his overflowing reservoir of nice-guy charm. ...read the complete Away We Go movie review at E! Online
Away We Go (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Brian Orndorf Brian Orndorf
I hope Mendes has a few more of these within him before he lurches back to the dark side of human behavior. ...read the complete Away We Go movie review at Brian Orndorf
Away We Go (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for One Guy's OpinionOne Guy's Opinion
One can interpret "Away We Go" as another chapter in director Sam Mendes' cinematic dissection of American middle-class life, episodic in the way that "American Beauty" and "Revolutionary Road" were not, but equally critical. ...read the complete Away We Go movie review at One Guy's Opinion
Away We Go (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.comEmanuelLevy.com
Mendes is one of the few British (and other foreign) directors who are attracted to distinctly American topics, specifically explorations of suburban malaise, which may be refreshing if he could bring an interesting perspective to the material at hand. ...read the complete Away We Go movie review at EmanuelLevy.com
Away We Go (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for MovieSetMovieSet
Away We Go feels like Sam Mendes saying, Hey, look, I can just make an entertaining, smart movie. No awards consideration necessary. ...read the complete Away We Go movie review at MovieSet
Away We Go (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
You see it in sitcoms, on Broadway, and in the cracked-family movies that generate buzz at Sundance. ...read the complete Away We Go movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Away We Go (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for NJ.comNJ.com
Away We Go promises a funky emotional road trip, and delivers a few funny snapshots. ...read the complete Away We Go movie review at NJ.com
Away We Go (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Film and Felt (Gabe Leibowitz)Film and Felt (Gabe Leibowitz)
But ultimately, large tonal inconsistencies prevents Away We Go from being more than passable entertainment with good performances and a few great moments mixed in. ...read the complete Away We Go movie review at Film and Felt (Gabe Leibowitz)
Away We Go (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
Away We Go overreaches in spots. The hipster soundtrack is too alt-rock. The details, while quite often spot-on, feel too demographically targeted. ...read the complete Away We Go movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
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Away We Go (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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2.4345
Away We Go (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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