"Directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (“American Beauty”) from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, this funny and heartfelt film follows the journey of an expectant couple (John Krasinski [“The Office’] and Maya Rudolph [“Saturday Night Live’]), as they travel the U.S. in search of the perfect place to put down roots and raise 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. The movie features the music of Alexi Murdoch."
Saw this at a private screening on Wed, at the EIFF. Introduced in person by director Sam Mendes, the film was an enjoyable, gentle comedy. The 2 main characters were (to me) relative unknowns but played very likeable characters who the audience could feel a bond with. Most of the comedy came from the assorted eccentric and downright bizarre friends & relatives they met up with on their travels, some better-known faces among them. An easy-to-watch, pleasant evening's viewing. 8/10
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Sadly, although OH & myself were at the show, on the red carpet and at the after show party, we were clearly neither famous nor photogenic enough for our pictures (they were taken) to end up on the festival website!
LM
