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I’m a sucker for these slice-of-life indie films that have amazing scripts, subtle performances, and amazing soundtracks.  Garden State, 500 Days of Summer (I’m assuming), and now Away We Go.  Written by Dave Eggers (author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius) and Vendela Vida (I… don’t know what this person has done), the movie seems to offer quirky characters, winning dialogue and fun pit-stops on the road trip that is finding ourselves.  Directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition, and Revolutionary Road) who never seems to make a bad movie, and starring John Krasinski (NBC’s The Office) and Maya Rudolph (NBC’s SNL) along with a supporting cast that includes Allison Janney, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jeff Bridges, this movie looks like one I’ll probably end up owning.  That says a lot.

Synopsis:  A couple who is expecting their first child travel around the U.S. in order to find a perfect place to start their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover “home” on their own terms for the first time.

Release Date: June 5th, 2009

{The song in the trailer is ”All My Days” by Alexi Murdoch}