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I went into the screening of this movie with really high hopes and was left slightly deflated.  The film is clearly more upbeat that Mr Mendes’ last films (Revolutionary Road, Road to Perdition etc) I still found it a little tedious at times.

When I watched the trailer I thought this was going to be a comedy but there was much more drama in there than I was expecting (not necessarily a bad ting of course.)  I enjoyed the tone of the humor, it was quite dry but which I like and thought John Krasinski was fantastic as Burt Farlander. I’ve not seen much of before Maya Rudolph but thought so gave a great performance and I’ll keep an eye on her future work.

The plot centers around a slightly eccentric couple traveling across America trying to find an ideal place to raise their unborn child.  Their travels bring them to Phoenix, Madison, Miami, and Montreal.  As their travels unfold it becomes clear to Burt & Verona that finding the ideal location to raise their child is solely based on the location alone.

As they move from location to location their encounters with friends and family fluctuate between quirky (Phoenix) to bizarre (Madison) to genuinely touching (Miami & Montreal.)

All in all it is a decent movie. It won’t feature in my top 5 movies of 2009 or anything but was a worthwhile watch.