It may not take you as far , but you 'll certainly enjoy the ride , " said the director , who 's opted this season to break away from his regular film diet of movie-star-heavy melodramas ( " Revolutionary Road , " " Road to Perdition " ) for his new , quirky road movie " Away We Go , " a picaresque comedy about a young couple ( John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph ) traveling around the United States , searching for the perfect home to raise their impending baby .