The Reel Deal
Up In The Air(rated PG-13) - starring Vera Farmiga, George Clooney, and Anna Kendrick
Ryan Bingham(Clooney) is a 'terminator,' a specialist in corporate down-sizing. With no close friends or family, he typicaly adds 300K-plus frequent flyer miles to his account, annually - happily and literally living his life 'up in the air.' Alex Goran(Farmiga), has a similarly-affected life, with much travel, and enters into a mutually gratifying, no-strings-attached, on-the-fly(so-to-speak) relationship with Bingham. Natalie Keener(Kendrick) is the up-and-comer terminator, looking to send Clooney and his ilk to the dinosaur graveyard, by using technology to effect corporate lay-offs, thereby saving their own company millions in travel-related expenses.
The writing was very clever, and in some places very profound and heartfelt. The acting was above average, with the ladies, as ever, swooning over Clooney; and for the men - the beautiful, charming Farmiga, who is very busy in films these days. The Golden Globes have found this film to be exceptional, nominating it for several awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor(Clooney), among others. This is a good 'date movie,' but NOT Golden Globe quality. And with so many other holiday blockbuster releases, how long this one will remain on the big screen is up-in-the-air!
Ryan Bingham(Clooney) is a 'terminator,' a specialist in corporate down-sizing. With no close friends or family, he typicaly adds 300K-plus frequent flyer miles to his account, annually - happily and literally living his life 'up in the air.' Alex Goran(Farmiga), has a similarly-affected life, with much travel, and enters into a mutually gratifying, no-strings-attached, on-the-fly(so-to-speak) relationship with Bingham. Natalie Keener(Kendrick) is the up-and-comer terminator, looking to send Clooney and his ilk to the dinosaur graveyard, by using technology to effect corporate lay-offs, thereby saving their own company millions in travel-related expenses.
The writing was very clever, and in some places very profound and heartfelt. The acting was above average, with the ladies, as ever, swooning over Clooney; and for the men - the beautiful, charming Farmiga, who is very busy in films these days. The Golden Globes have found this film to be exceptional, nominating it for several awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor(Clooney), among others. This is a good 'date movie,' but NOT Golden Globe quality. And with so many other holiday blockbuster releases, how long this one will remain on the big screen is up-in-the-air!
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