'Away We Go' is a fantastic ride toward parenthood

By CHRISTY LEMIRE • Associated Press • June 26, 2009 Movies about pregnancy all too often feature mad dashes to the maternity ward, delivery-room histrionics and bumbling, hovering relatives. "Away We Go" rejects those cliches and instead takes an honest, humorous and ultimately moving look at the prospect of a family growing from two members to three. Husband-and-wife writers Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida were inspired by becoming parents themselves -- they now have two kids -- but didn't draw from their own experiences in writing the script. Nevertheless, the characters' adventures feel real and relatable. John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph are lovely together as Burt and Verona, a couple in their 30s on the brink of having their first child who travel North America searching for the best place to settle down. Both actors have... [read full story]                    

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