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Written on September 24th, 2009 by Jon and filed in Jon
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Director: Sam Mendes Cast: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph
After the serious marital angst of Revolutionary Road, director Sam Mendes turns his hand to comedic pregnancy angst as a thirty-something couple embark on a haphazard road journey across the United States. Jolted into finding somewhere that actually feels like ‘home’ by Burt’s parents suddenly moving to Brussels, he and wife Verona meet an assortment of individuals who allow them to reflect on their own lives.
Indie in feel, the film thankfully lacks that awful studio ‘false-indie’ smell that seemed to seep from every second film this summer (all starring Zooey ‘I am kooky’ Descahanel it seems) and is laugh-out-loud funny throughout. Mendes keeps the direction low-key save for the occasional beautifully artistic shot (the reflection of the plane moving across the windows like a jumping fish is brilliant) and the film is no less for it.
Continuing confirmation in Mendes as a director and great understated perfomances from Krasinski (US version of The Office) and Rudolph (Saturday Night Live), this is one of those rare things – a genuinely funny, touching, uplifting film about coupledom that doesn’t resort to cloying sentimentality. Nice.
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