A fresh, somewhat humorous and entertaining movie perfect for this time in our lives.
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12/19/09
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Up in the Air (2009)
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Reviews Counted:163
Fresh:146
Rotten:17
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
This crowd-pleaser is currently the frontrunner to win the Oscar for best film of 2009. The talented Kendrick in a breakthrough role is the spark plug in this enterprise.
12/19/09
[Director] Reitman pleases yet again. I look forward to seeing what else he's capable of...
12/19/09
...one of 2009's best experiences, a narrative highway where every mile represents another revealing rest area, where each conversation pushes us closer to our formidable final destination.
12/19/09
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
I'd like to see Reitman step away from his usual schtick and try to delve more deeply into his character's souls: the surface is stylishly done, but Up in the Air's underbelly is strangely and unfulfillingly hollow.
12/19/09
Up in the Air exists at the perfect intersection of snappish fun, modulated gravity and sociocultural relevance, which makes for a funny and poignant work that arrives at all its emotional moments honestly.
12/18/09
Perhaps only George Clooney could make getting fired sound like a positive development.
12/18/09
quite possibly the sweetest movie you're going to see about corporate layoffs
12/18/09
Up in the Air isn't a challenging picture, certainly not a transportive one, but it is a well-crafted entertainment made for and about adults. Sometimes, well, that's good enough.
12/18/09
A perfect end to the 1st decade of the 21st century. Tech advances have created hermits of us all, heads bent over smartphones and screens, blue-toothed in the face. We, too, are cushioned in clouds; all somewhat up in the air.
12/18/09
...Clooney delivers a performance for the ages...
12/18/09
There's a slickness and calculation to the tone and texture, but it's closely wedded to the story and it's awfully well done. Even if you doubt the film's sincerity, you can't deny its skill.
12/17/09
Clooney is great in this. They are all terrific. Vera Farmiga just gets better in every role she pays.
12/17/09
Up in the Air is firmly rooted in contemporary life -- and, to its great credit, it doesn’t pull its punches in the end.
12/17/09
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
It's a lean and economical film about a lean and economical time. The only things it is rich in are empathy and compassion.
12/17/09
An unromantic comedy with a social content on the side in order to provide the ballast of "importance."
12/17/09
The acting ensemble is good, top to bottom. Clooney might be playing a thinly veiled version of himself here, but he's well-matched with Farmiga, who brings some needed warmth and sex appeal.
12/17/09
Nobody plays the guilty corporate insider better than Clooney. Let him through. He's got a titanium ticket.
12/15/09
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