Quote:
"[Away from Her's] greatest virtue lies in [Sarah] Polley's careful avoidance of sentimentality, showy cinematic style, feel-good jokes, or sublime images of nature—all common strategies in films of this type. [...] The film's few touches of humor have an undertone of sadness, and the quietly subdued imagery of snow and cross-country skiing is nicely used to suggest key themes—marriage, separation, aging, the end of a relationship, and the loss of memory."
-- James Naremore

Source:
Naremore, James. "Films of the Year, 2007." Film Quarterly 61, no. 4 (2008). (pp. 57-58)