Practicing_VVG Virtue_NN1 ,_, and_CC Proud_JJ of_IO It_NN1 Are_VBR we_PPIS2 screw-ups_NN2 ?_? 
Verona_NP1 wonders_VVZ aloud_RR ._. 
(_( I_PPIS1 'm_VBM paraphrasing_VVG ._. )_) 
She_PPHS1 and_CC her_APPGE boyfriend_NN1 ,_, Burt_NP1 ,_, expecting_VVG their_APPGE first_MD child_NN1 ,_, live_VV0 in_II a_AT1 ramshackle_JJ ,_, poorly_RR heated_JJ house_NN1 and_CC drive_VV0 a_AT1 boxy_JJ old_JJ Volvo_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 are_VBR maybe_RR a_RR21 little_RR22 scruffy_JJ ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 seem_VV0 ,_, objectively_RR ,_, to_TO be_VBI doing_VDG all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, with_IW jobs_NN2 that_CST do_VD0 n't_XX require_VVI them_PPHO2 to_TO go_VVI to_II work_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 relationship_NN1 that_CST looks_VVZ tender_JJ and_CC durable_JJ ._. 
Verona_NP1 's_GE question_NN1 may_VM or_CC may_VM not_XX be_VBI disingenuous_JJ ,_, but_CCB the_AT answer_NN1 provided_VVN by_II "_" Away_RL We_PPIS2 Go_VV0 ,_, "_" the_AT slack_JJ little_JJ road_NN1 comedy_NN1 in_II which_DDQ it_PPH1 arises_VVZ ,_, is_VBZ unambiguous_JJ ._. 
Far_RR from_II being_VBG screw-ups_NN2 ,_, Verona_NP1 and_CC Burt_NP1 ,_, played_VVN with_IW passive-aggressive_JJ winsomeness_NN1 by_II Maya_NP1 Rudolph_NP1 and_CC John_NP1 Krasinski_NP1 ,_, are_VBR manifestly_RR superior_JJ to_II everyone_PN1 else_RR in_II the_AT movie_NN1 and_CC ,_, by_II implication_NN1 ,_, the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
And_CC even_CS21 though_CS22 they_PPHS2 express_VV0 themselves_PPX2 with_IW a_AT1 measure_NN1 of_IO diffidence_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ clear_JJ that_CST they_PPHS2 are_VBR acutely_RR ,_, at_II times_NNT2 painfully_RR ,_, aware_JJ of_IO their_APPGE special_JJ status_NN1 as_CSA uniquely_RR sensitive_JJ ,_, caring_VVG ,_, smart_JJ and_CC cool_JJ beings_NN2 on_II a_AT1 planet_NN1 full_JJ of_IO cretins_NN2 and_CC failures_NN2 ._. 
The_AT smug_JJ self-regard_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 movie_NN1 ,_, directed_VVN by_II Sam_NP1 Mendes_NP1 from_II a_AT1 script_NN1 by_II Dave_NP1 Eggers_NP1 and_CC Vendela_NP1 Vida_NP1 ,_, takes_VVZ a_AT1 while_NNT1 to_TO register_VVI ,_, partly_RR because_CS Ms._NNB Rudolph_NP1 and_CC Mr._NNB Krasinski_NP1 are_VBR appealing_VVG and_CC unaffected_JJ performers_NN2 and_CC partly_RR because_CS the_AT writing_NN1 has_VHZ some_DD humor_NN1 and_CC charm_NN1 ._. 
The_AT opening_NN1 scene_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ finds_VVZ the_AT couple_NN1 in_II bed_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ disarmingly_RR sweet_JJ and_CC candid_JJ in_II its_APPGE depiction_NN1 of_IO the_AT sexual_JJ rapport_NN1 of_IO longtime_JJ lovers_NN2 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ real_JJ intimacy_NN1 and_CC affection_NN1 between_II them_PPHO2 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ wonderful_JJ until_CS ,_, before_CS too_RG long_RR ,_, it_PPH1 becomes_VVZ as_RG insufferable_JJ as_CSA the_AT songs_NN2 by_II Alexi_NP1 Murdoch_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ similarly_RR wear_VV0 out_RP their_APPGE rueful_JJ ,_, faux-naive_JJ welcome_NN1 ._. 
The_AT episodic_JJ narrative_NN1 of_IO "_" Away_RL We_PPIS2 Go_VV0 "_" is_VBZ spun_VVN from_II a_AT1 thin_JJ ,_, cute_JJ premise_NN1 ._. 
The_AT parents-to-be_NN2 need_VV0 to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 suitable_JJ place_NN1 to_TO raise_VVI their_APPGE daughter_NN1 ,_, and_CC their_APPGE search_NN1 gives_VVZ them_PPHO2 an_AT1 opportunity_NN1 to_TO visit_VVI friends_NN2 and_CC relatives_NN2 and_CC to_TO collect_VVI the_AT nuggets_NN2 of_IO grievance_NN1 and_CC disappointment_NN1 that_CST fuel_VV0 their_APPGE search_NN1 for_IF perfect_JJ happiness_NN1 ._. 
Burt_NP1 's_GE parents_NN2 (_( Catherine_NP1 O'Hara_NP1 and_CC Jeff_NP1 Daniels_NP1 )_) are_VBR a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO giggly_JJ ninnies_NN2 who_PNQS have_VH0 decided_VVN to_TO decamp_VVI for_IF Belgium_NP1 ,_, and_CC their_APPGE dinner_NN1 table_NN1 display_NN1 of_IO selfishness_NN1 kicks_VVZ off_RP a_AT1 transcontinental_JJ parade_NN1 of_IO bad_JJ child-rearing_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 visit_NN1 to_II Lily_NP1 (_( Allison_NP1 Janney_NP1 )_) ,_, a_AT1 former_DA boss_NN1 of_IO Verona_NP1 's_GE who_PNQS lives_VVZ in_II Phoenix_NP1 ,_, reveals_VVZ a_AT1 tableau_NN1 of_IO vulgar_JJ suburban_JJ dysfunction_NN1 :_: fat_JJ ,_, sullen_JJ kids_NN2 ;_; wildly_RR inappropriate_JJ language_NN1 ;_; daytime_NNT1 drinking_NN1 ;_; and_CC free-floating_JJ political_JJ paranoia_NN1 (_( courtesy_NN1 of_IO Lily_NP1 's_GE husband_NN1 ,_, played_VVN by_II Jim_NP1 Gaffigan_NP1 )_) ._. 
These_DD2 red_JJ state_NN1 grotesques_NN2 are_VBR offset_VVN ,_, a_RR21 bit_RR22 later_RRR ,_, by_II a_AT1 family_NN1 in_II Madison_NP1 ,_, Wis._NP1 ,_, whose_DDQGE matriarch_NN1 ,_, L_ZZ1 N_ZZ1 ,_, a_AT1 gender_NN1 studies_NN2 professor_NN1 played_VVN by_II Maggie_NP1 Gyllenhaal_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ a_AT1 soft-spoken_JJ medusa_NN1 of_IO political_JJ correctness_NN1 and_CC New_JJ Age_NN1 malarkey_NN1 ._. 
Ms._NNB Gyllenhaal_NP1 and_CC Ms._NNB Janney_NP1 are_VBR both_RR quite_RG funny_JJ --_NN1 Ms._NNB Gyllenhaal_NP1 's_GE line_NN1 about_II sex_NN1 roles_NN2 in_II "_" the_AT seahorse_NN1 community_NN1 "_" is_VBZ the_AT screenplay_NN1 's_VBZ one_PN1 clean_JJ satirical_JJ bull's-eye_JJ --_NN1 but_CCB there_EX is_VBZ an_AT1 unsettling_JJ meanness_NN1 to_II the_AT film_NN1 's_GE treatment_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE characters_NN2 ._. 
Burt_NP1 and_CC Verona_NP1 are_VBR immune_JJ from_II the_AT slightest_JJT mockery_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ gives_VVZ the_AT film_NN1 's_GE comic_JJ moments_NN2 a_AT1 bullying_NN1 ,_, self-righteous_JJ tone_NN1 ._. 
And_CC the_AT pity_NN1 they_PPHS2 show_VV0 for_IF less_RGR obnoxious_JJ characters_NN2 --_NN1 including_II Burt_NP1 's_GE brother_NN1 (_( Paul_NP1 Schneider_NP1 )_) in_II Miami_NP1 and_CC some_DD old_JJ college_NN1 friends_NN2 (_( Chris_NP1 Messina_NP1 and_CC Melanie_NP1 Lynskey_NP1 )_) in_II Montreal_NP1 --_NN1 is_VBZ flavored_VVN with_IW contempt_NN1 ._. 
The_AT human_JJ landscape_NN1 Mr._NNB Mendes_NP1 surveys_NN2 (_( the_AT physical_JJ one_PN1 is_VBZ shot_VVN with_IW understated_JJ beauty_NN1 by_II Ellen_NP1 Kuras_NP2 )_) is_VBZ dominated_VVN by_II inadequacy_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 special_JJ emphasis_NN1 on_II maternal_JJ instincts_NN2 gone_VVN awry_RL ._. 
In_II31 addition_II32 to_II33 Lily_NP1 and_CC L_ZZ1 N_ZZ1 ,_, there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 mom_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ fled_VVN and_CC another_DD1 whose_DDQGE adopted_JJ brood_NN1 ca_VM n't_XX compensate_VVI for_IF her_APPGE inability_NN1 to_TO bear_VVI children_NN2 ._. 
And_CC then_RT there_EX is_VBZ Verona_NP1 's_GE sister_NN1 (_( Carmen_NP1 Ejogo_NP1 )_) ,_, whose_DDQGE boyfriend_NN1 is_VBZ such_DA an_AT1 evident_JJ loser_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 ca_VM n't_XX even_RR make_VVI it_PPH1 onto_II the_AT screen_NN1 alongside_II the_AT marvelous_JJ Burt_NP1 ._. 
Not_XX that_CST Burt_NP1 is_VBZ boastful_JJ ._. 
On_II the_AT contrary_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 and_CC Verona_NP1 glow_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 modesty_NN1 that_CST only_RR adds_VVZ luster_NN1 to_II their_APPGE many_DA2 other_JJ virtues_NN2 ._. 
Their_APPGE conversation_NN1 is_VBZ carefully_RR poised_VVN on_II the_AT boundary_NN1 between_II facetiousness_NN1 and_CC sincerity_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 do_VD0 things_NN2 like_VVI turn_NN1 unlikely_JJ words_NN2 into_II adjectives_NN2 by_II adding_VVG the_AT letter_NN1 Y_ZZ1 (_( Burt_NP1 wants_VVZ a_AT1 "_" Huck_NN1 Finn-y_NN1 "_" life_NN1 for_IF their_APPGE baby_NN1 )_) and_CC pretend_VV0 to_TO argue_VVI about_II the_AT difference_NN1 between_II cobbling_VVG and_CC whittling_VVG ._. 
To_TO observe_VVI that_CST they_PPHS2 inhabit_VV0 no_AT recognizable_JJ American_JJ social_JJ reality_NN1 is_VBZ only_RR to_TO say_VVI that_CST this_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 film_NN1 by_II Sam_NP1 Mendes_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 literary_JJ tourist_NN1 from_II Britain_NP1 who_PNQS has_VHZ missed_VVN the_AT point_NN1 every_AT1 time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 has_VHZ crossed_VVN the_AT ocean_NN1 ._. 
The_AT vague_JJ ,_, secondhand_JJ ideas_NN2 about_II the_AT blight_NN1 of_IO the_AT suburbs_NN2 that_CST sloshed_VVD around_RP "_" American_JJ Beauty_NN1 "_" and_CC "_" Revolutionary_JJ Road_NN1 "_" are_VBR now_RT complemented_VVN by_II an_AT1 equally_RR incoherent_JJ set_NN1 of_IO notions_NN2 about_II the_AT open_JJ road_NN1 ,_, the_AT pioneer_NN1 spirit_NN1 ,_, the_AT idealism_NN1 of_IO youth_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC something_PN1 ._. 
Really_RR ,_, "_" Away_RL We_PPIS2 Go_VV0 "_" is_VBZ about_II the_AT flight_NN1 from_II adulthood_NN1 ,_, from_II engagement_NN1 ,_, from_II responsibility_NN1 ,_, even_RR as_CSA it_PPH1 cleverly_RR disguises_VVZ itself_PPX1 as_II a_AT1 search_NN1 for_IF all_DB those_DD2 things_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT dream_NN1 of_IO being_VBG left_VVN alone_JJ in_II a_AT1 world_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE own_DA making_NN1 ,_, far_RR from_II anything_PN1 sad_JJ or_CC icky_JJ or_CC difficult_JJ ,_, is_VBZ a_AT1 child_NN1 's_GE fantasy_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX an_AT1 unattractive_JJ or_CC uncommon_JJ one_PN1 ,_, it_PPH1 must_VM be_VBI said_VVN ,_, and_CC for_IF that_DD1 reason_NN1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ tempting_JJ to_TO follow_VVI Burt_NP1 and_CC Verona_NP1 into_II the_AT precious_JJ ,_, hermetic_JJ paradise_NN1 that_CST awaits_VVZ them_PPHO2 at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT road_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 they_PPHS2 will_VM be_VBI happy_JJ there_RL ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY should_VM also_RR understand_VVI that_CST you_PPY are_VBR not_XX welcome_JJ ._. 
Does_VDZ it_PPH1 sound_VVI as_CS21 if_CS22 I_PPIS1 hate_VV0 this_DD1 movie_NN1 ?_? 
Do_VD0 n't_XX be_VBI silly_JJ ._. 
But_CCB do_VD0 n't_XX be_VBI fooled_VVN ._. 
The_AT movie_NN1 is_VBZ told_VVN from_II her_APPGE point_NN1 of_IO view_NN1 ,_, and_CC only_RR gradually_RR does_VDZ she_PPHS1 begin_VVI to_TO understand_VVI that_CST there_EX 's_VBZ something_PN1 vaguely_RR gangsterish_VV0 about_II her_APPGE lover_NN1 's_GE activities_NN2 ._. 
Barber_NP1 's_GE memoir_NN1 was_VBDZ adapted_VVN by_II the_AT novelist_NN1 Nick_NP1 Hornby_NP1 ,_, and_CC much_DA1 of_IO the_AT dialogue_NN1 is_VBZ sharply_RR etched_VVN ._. 
(_( Emma_NP1 Thompson_NP1 has_VHZ a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO crackling_VVG scenes_NN2 as_II a_AT1 formidable_JJ ,_, stupid_JJ ,_, anti-Semitic_JJ schoolmistress_NN1 ._. )_) 
The_AT director_NN1 ,_, Lone_JJ Scherfig_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ born_VVN in_II Denmark_NP1 but_CCB is_VBZ alive_JJ to_II nuances_NN2 of_IO class_NN1 and_CC money_NN1 in_II England_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 gives_VVZ the_AT movie_NN1 a_AT1 relaxed_JJ ,_, even_RR tempo_NN1 ,_, with_IW an_AT1 underlying_JJ uneasiness_NN1 ._. 
Jenny_NP1 is_VBZ in_II real_JJ trouble_NN1 ,_, and_CC Carey_NP1 Mulligan_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS worked_VVD with_IW Sarsgaard_NP1 in_II the_AT recent_JJ Broadway_NN1 production_NN1 of_IO "_" The_AT Seagull_NP1 ,_, "_" makes_VVZ her_APPGE fallible_JJ but_CCB brave_JJ ;_; her_APPGE Jenny_NP1 can_VM make_VVI foolish_JJ remarks_NN2 without_IW seeming_JJ foolish_JJ as_II a_AT1 person_NN1 ._. 
"_" An_AT1 Education_NN1 "_" is_VBZ perceptive_JJ and_CC entertaining_JJ ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX have_VHI the_AT jolting_JJ vitality_NN1 of_IO ,_, say_VV0 ,_, "_" Notes_NN2 on_II a_AT1 Scandal_NN1 ,_, "_" which_DDQ dramatized_VVD an_AT1 even_RR more_RGR unconventional_JJ liaison_NN1 --_NN1 older_JJR woman_NN1 ,_, fifteen-year-old_JJ boy_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 feeling_NN1 that_CST Sarsgaard_NP1 could_VM have_VHI stretched_VVN the_AT role_NN1 a_RR21@ lot_RR22 further_RRR if_CS the_AT script_NN1 had_VHD allowed_VVN him_PPHO1 to_II ,_, but_CCB ,_, still_RR ,_, what_DDQ he_PPHS1 does_VDZ is_VBZ surprising_JJ ._. 
David_NP1 may_VM be_VBI a_AT1 pathological_JJ liar_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX quite_RG contemptible_JJ ._. 
As_CSA Jenny_NP1 wakens_VVZ to_II each_DD1 new_JJ impression_NN1 of_IO art_NN1 ,_, food_NN1 ,_, and_CC travel_NN1 ,_, David_NP1 does_VDZ ,_, too_RR ._. 
This_DD1 seducer_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT opposite_NN1 of_IO jaded_JJ ._. 
Sarsgaard_NN1 makes_VVZ it_PPH1 seem_VVI as_CS21 if_CS22 David_NP1 ,_, out_II21 of_II22 need_NN1 ,_, desire_NN1 ,_, and_CC strength_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC weakness_NN1 ,_, too_RG --_JJ were_VBDR experiencing_VVG everything_PN1 for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
