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Up in the Air |  | Director: Jason Reitman
Actors: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Danny McBride
Studio: Dreamworks
Category: Movie
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Rating:  204 reviews
Sales Rank: 1993
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 110 Minutes
ASIN: B003E88TKS
Theatrical Release Date: December 23, 2009
Release Date: April 7, 2010
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| Synopsis:
From Jason Reitman, the Oscar nominated director of "Juno," comes the new acclaimed film "Up in the Air" starring Oscar winner George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 204
 Sweet and Sour Irony September 7, 2010
J. C. Boakes (Westampton, NJ USA)
"UP IN THE AIR" is the film equitant of a large helping of "sweet and sour pork" - the points and counter-points of the story are symmetrically offset in so many interesting and surprising ways.
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br /The self imposed, seeming simplistic and semi-nomadic life style of the central character Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) may well be the personification of the detachment of the later 20th century, when offered in directed juxtaposition to all of the other characters. The cold deliberateness of a skilled surgeon allows Bingham to execute his assignments without any concern for the pain his actions cause. A curious irony plays out when Bingham is effectively "hoisted with his own petard" as he is made obsolete by his employer's deployment of technology at the same time that he is attempting to "settle down".
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br /I can't watch this film and not recall when I was fired from my job after many years of service. While I re-live the hurt, anger and betrayal as it is expressed on screen (coincidentally by actual unemployed people - not actors - who were recruited for the film production); I endorse another point of the film, that: termination can be a "rebirth" on both a personal and profession levels by providing a change in perspective and a freedom of expression which is often restricted by the standardization of the work environment.
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br /The poignancy of the story may lose its edge, as the economy of 2009 improves - but the central theme of the story is a morality tail of modern life, and will continue to offer inspiration.
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Pleasantly Surprised August 27, 2010
Cali Lando Brown
I'm not a big George Clooney fan, so I didn't have high hopes for UP IN THE AIR. But, I am happy to report that I was pleasantly surprised. Clooney plays a professional employment termination specialist. He has become so accustomed to life on the road, he dreads any days at "home" off the road. Clooney is very good in the lead role and Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick both turn in great supporting performances.
Life lessons August 27, 2010
Annette (LA)
This is a fabulous movie about life. It has a lot of great travel tips for everyone. A great movie with George Clooney.
Thoughtful look at something beyond the status quo August 19, 2010
citygal
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
After a while, it gets pretty tiring to have nearly every Hollywood movie either overtly or subtly suggest that real happiness lies in marriage and family. I love this movie because it asks us to consider that happiness is personal, not cookie-cutter. The protagonist loves his life of traveling and the lack of ties that go along with it. Some might see this as melancholy, and at times it is portrayed that way in the movie, but overall, it's clear that what most people want is not what the protagonist wants. I love the realistic, insightful way that this different outlook on life is presented in this movie.
 Deceptive description - BAD movie August 10, 2010
T. Sterling (TX USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Wanted to rent a comedy, I like George Clooney, what happened? This was make me want to jump off a bridge depressing. Their jobs are sad, their lives are worse and it has a an unpredictable ending that isn't what you want to walk out of a comedy with.
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