The kind of feel-good film about bad news that has been winning Oscars for decades.
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11/18/09
Up in the Air (2009)
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Reviews Counted:21
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Rotten:1
Average Rating:8/10
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
Reviews for Up in the Air
One of the year's very best films from one of Hollywood's very best young directors.
11/09/09
downbeat conclusion resonates and causes viewers to ponder the meaning of their own lives
11/07/09
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10/22/09
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10/22/09
George Clooney gives his most resonant and heartfelt Oscar-caliber performance in Reitman's timely, sharply written social satire that deserves to be nominated in major Oscar categories, including Picture, Director, Actor, and two Supporting Actresses.
10/13/09
I don't know if Up in the Air is a film for the ages, but at the nervy start of the new century, it certainly feels like the perfect film for our age.
10/01/09
...a familiar premise that's generally employed to better-than-average effect by Reitman...
10/01/09
Never before has Clooney conveyed so much emotional depth, resulting in an unforgettable performance that's commanding, charming, vulnerable and heartbreaking.
09/29/09
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
Reitman is a feverishly talented and meticulous filmmaker; he’s also an unapologetically populist one.
09/18/09
Up in the Air often looks like an American Airlines commercial, and I wouldn’t call it a feel-good movie per se, but there’s a certain satisfaction watching two snappy, beautiful people at the top of their form.
09/16/09
I loved it.
09/15/09
Populated by a handful of assured performances, Up in the Air is first and foremost an actor’s movie.
09/15/09
This is Reitman's third film, and I've liked them all about the same: recommended with reservations.
09/14/09
If anyone but George Clooney had played Ryan, we might not believe in (or like) him.
09/14/09
A movie about a guy who fires people, released at a time when at least a tenth of the work force is out of work, is utterly nervy. And wonderful.
09/14/09
Up in the Air has many amusing moments -- Clooney has never been funnier, either – yet this is more drama than comedy.
09/14/09
It’s one of those rare mainstream Hollywood pictures that addresses contemporary issues gracefully.
09/14/09
Shows the very growth and evolution that proves [Reitman] is a filmmaker who will be with us, making quality films that leave us deeply moved, for a very long time.
09/14/09
Latest News for Up in the Air
October 04, 2009:
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September 27, 2009:
New: View the Brand New Trailer Here.
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September 08, 2009:
Up in the Air, The Road Impress at Telluride
"Up in the Air" generated applause, "The Road" brought people to tears, and "Paranormal Activity" scared them half to death. This year's Telluride Film Festival is on the books,... More...
March 02, 2009:
Jason Bateman Goes Up in the Air
Jason Bateman has joined the cast of the Jason Reitman comedy "Up in the Air," signing on to play George Clooney's boss. More...
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