Minor roles delight amid mismatched duo's search Tucson, Arizona | Published: 06.25.2009 "Away We Go" feels like notes toward a draft of a screenplay. Most of the necessary material is there. We have our protagonists — a rootless, pregnant couple feeling their way into the world of adult responsibility. Plot: They're scouting the best environment to raise their child by visiting family and friends. Tone: Indie-quirky-cutesy-hip. Structure: That old, reliable road-movie configuration. Symbolism: A sickly "family" tree decorated with plastic fruit. Eccentric minor characters: Check. If you could assemble films from a shopping list, this would be a reasonable start. And yet as the ambivalent pair visit Miami, Montreal and elsewhere in search of their destiny, nothing resembling a fleshed-out movie emerges. Husband-and-wife... [read full story]
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