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I agree with you, Dahlia, about the pole dance of grief in Away We Go: The amateur night performance of barren Melanie Lynskey (Munch Garnett), while riveting and poignant, indeed seemed like it belonged in a different movie. Like Dana,
I thought the quirky, uneven road movie had some great moments along
the hapless, mapless, trip of expecting parents seeking their adult
selves. For example, Maya Rudoph was a pitch perfect Verona, asking her
goofy but loveable boyfriend, Burt (John Krasinki), “Are we fuck-ups?”
(My husband, who usually is a good sport about chick flicks, audibly
conceded that indeed they could be.)
When miscarriage and profound disappointment were added to the
narrative, though, the couple’s journey became about more than simply
growing up the hard way. Perhaps director Sam Mendes ... (Read more at DoubleX.com.)
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