"Away We Go" - My audio movie review

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"Away We Go" - A movie that makes everything seem half as bad..
... at least if you're not alone

Title: "Away we Go" audio film critique

Duration: 3 min 45 secs

Background music: "All my days" by Alexi Murdoch

Script:

Hi, I'm Jasmin and in today's podcast I want to talk to you about a movie that really touched me and that I think everybody should see. It's called "Away we Go" and no! It's not a chickflick.
So.. listen up:

The director of the Oscar winning movie "American Beauty" has created a new, maybe... a little less spectacular masterpiece. In his new movie "Away we Go", director Sam Mendez portrays a happy couple that is on the quest for the perfect place to raise their baby.

Burt and Verona are an unmarried couple and expecting parents. Burt, is played by "The Office" darling John Krasinski and Verona is played by Maya Rulolph, who has been appearing a lot on Saturday Night Live.

Anyways, Burt and Verona travel around the country and visit friends and family and hope to find a support system for their own future family. Slowly, they have to realize that not everything is gold that glitters. In fact, they witness that many of the couples that they always thought were living the so-called perfect life, are really messed up and suffering deep down. It's no wonder that they start doubting whether the perfect place and the perfect life they've been looking for only exists in their hopes and dreams.

(soundbite from the trailer)

'Away we go' doesn't stand out for it's special effects or amazing dialogues. What makes this movie special is it's genuine nature, it's cinematic poetry and the amazing actors.

The combination of images, words and the amazing soundtrack make this movie really special. I loved the cinematography, which was so understated and yet so beautiful. The same goes for the couple in the story: They seem to be so genuine, carrying around so many hopes and dreams that you can't help but falling in love with them. The way Burt and Verona interact with each other is so sweet and caring and openhearted. And it feels good to see a couple like that on the big screen for once. Because nowadays all you see is messed up couples in a messed up world - and it's just SO reassuring to feel like you witness true love and care.

As for the soundtrack of the 'Away we Go' : Alexi Murdoch's melancholic guitar tunes give this movie it's special touch. Maybe you remember the film 'Lost in Translation' with Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, that was so melancholic and also carried by great acting and good music. The feel that I get from 'Away we Go' is very similar. However, it doesn't leave you behind confused and sad like "Lost in Translation" does No. It leaves you and then touches you. The music stays in your head. So do the pictures and the story and the message.

Baz Luhrman would say. The world is not as bad as you think. Just breathe through the tough times, and you'll be fine.