Thursday 10 February 2011

Up In The Air (2009) 8/10

Starring : George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick
Director : Jason Reitman
Running Time : 110 mins

Ryan Bingham (Clooney) works as a corporate down-sizer, travelling across America and helping to streamline businesses so they work more efficiently and can ultimately save money, but when young up-and-comer Natalie Keener (Kendrick) comes up with the innovative idea of introducing video conferencing to his company in order to minimise air travel, Bingham realises that his life so far, including his relationship with fellow frequent flyer Alex Goran (Farmiga), may be on the line.

I really enjoyed this movie, and love the idea of a corporate down-sizer being concerned about his own job being down-sized. Clooney is excellent as the smarmy salesman and Kendrick has the role of the young wannabe down to a tee. Well worth checking out, even though it tends to drag towards the end.

You’ll like this if you liked : Lost In Translation

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