Reitman is a feverishly talented and meticulous filmmaker; he’s also an unapologetically populist one.
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Up in the Air (2009)
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Reviews Counted:152
Fresh:137
Rotten:15
Average Rating:8.1/10
Consensus: Led by charismatic performances by its three leads, director Jason Reitman delivers a smart blend of humor and emotion with just enough edge for mainstream audiences.
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:Dec 25, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $8,216,051
Synopsis: After getting Oscar attention for JUNO, director Jason Reitman turns to this adaptation of Walter Kirn's comic novel. Academy Award-winner George Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham, a businessman on the... [More]
Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey
Director: Jason Reitman
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Reviews for Up in the Air
An ideal bittersweet adult comedy sleekly directed by Jason Reitman about life during recession. Clooney achieves an emotional level that breaks new ground for him. Oscars?
12/06/09
It seems to be struggling between populist and satirical impulses. But there are many, many moments it gets right and it's an enjoyable, if minor entry in the year-end movie rush.
12/04/09
In its funny, rueful way, Up in the Air touches contemporary American notes few Hollywood movies acknowledge.
12/04/09
Top CriticThere are many easy jokes here, and they don't always jibe well with the recurrent spectacle of Bingham and Natalie's interviewees getting their lives cut apart one after the other.
12/03/09
Jason Reitman may just have the greatest, albeit mainstream, start any director has ever known. It's another crowd-pleasing, great film.
12/20/09
Up in the Air never cheats and delivers an almost perfect mix of humor, satire, and underplayed drama.
12/03/09
Top Critic[Jason] Reitman's most mature film to date is about as grown-up, smart and savvy a film as anyone could hope for from Hollywood.
12/04/09
Once again, Reitman the screenwriter gives Reitman the director an excuse to ponder the spaces between us and the ties that bind. Or don't.
12/06/09
Top Critic"Up in the Air" belongs to Clooney. He easily fits into a character who is at ease with himself and enjoys living a lifestyle in which he can go about unencumbered.
12/22/09
This is one of those all-encompassing dramedies that makes you laugh, cry, contemplate life, hope for better times, believe in family %u2013 but it doesn't stick with you after it's over.
12/07/09
An unromantic comedy with a social content on the side in order to provide the ballast of "importance."
12/17/09
A timely seriocomic work that manages to be breezy without once diminishing the sobering realities that constantly hover around the picture's edges.
12/19/09
One of the Best Films of 2009 with a bright, sassy, and relevant story about home, connections, unemployment, technology, and traveling light.
12/05/09
Does it live up to the hype? Hell yeah!
09/11/09
Mr. Clooney is perfect in the role of Ryan: aloof without seeming uncaring, roguish without being threatening, lost but with a veneer of control.
12/04/09
As serious as it is funny, as substantial as it is breezy, Up in the Air is an astonishing balancing act from writer/director Jason Reitman.
12/17/09
quite possibly the sweetest movie you're going to see about corporate layoffs
12/18/09
The increasingly slick Reitman...has the good sense to not slather every emotional beat in score and really seems to like his actresses.
09/20/09
smart, sobering, and the perfect funhouse mirror of the zeitgeist
12/05/09
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