25 May 2012

Entertaining, but hardly great

Is it amusing? Yes. Is it entertaining? Yes. Is there a message at the end? Yes. But is it this amazing, fantastic, best movie of the year that everyone is saying it is? Not really.Is it the "feel-good" movie it claims to be on its packaging? No. See all those people smiling in the photos for this product page? Misleading. A big, fat lie. And that's a big clue as to what it knows about itself. It will not appeal to people who are looking for a feel-good comedy. You have to be prepared for "depressing". Nothing wrong with that, but I hate misleading packaging. At least it's nowhere near as dishonest as the packaging for "World's Greatest Dad."Sorry to rain on parades, but I thought fair warning is needed, after seeing all those glowing reviews. It's an OK movie, and you'll probably enjoy it (as much as such things can be enjoyed).

Raam Tarat

24 May 2012

This is a great story well told, thanks to a deft script and brilliant performances.

notmicro

15 May 2012

Wish that Id walked out

This is one of the grimmer, unpleasant, and dehumanizing films I'veseen in some time. Basically, its also an extended product-placement adfor American Airlines and Hilton Hotels, whose corporate logos aresmacked in your face about every 10 minutes. Also its vaguely like thefilm "Koyaanisqatsi" but with actors and a story-line. I think that ifthe friends that I saw it with had put our heads together half-waythrough and done a whispered conference, we would have happily agreedto cut our losses and walk out. We wouldn't have missed much, includingone of the more predictable plot "twists" in recent years.I've been speculating on how on earth it could possibly win awards, letalone get much attention or praise. I'm guessing that - -Industry-insiders (and some reviewers) know Clooney personally and likehim a lot (and they probably also know and like others involved in thisproduction) - Like the main character, industry-insiders also spend atremendous amount of their lives jetting around dealing with airports,accumulating air-miles which they have no time to use up, and stayingin airport hotels. They probably closely identify with that part of hislife.- Adults are so incredibly desperate for movies aimed at a mature adultaudience that they're grabbing anything that comes along (for example"It's Complicated") and celebrating it just because it exists.I'd say that the fact that this film was generating major Oscar-buzz isa telling indicator of just how twisted and desperate an age we'reliving in. Its like the world of "Idiocracy" keeps inching a few yearscloser...

15 May 2012

George Clooneys Best Role

The major theme is that top level successes in any given career may have to make unbearable sacrifices. Frankly, I've always felt a strong dislike for Clooney, but here he finally drops most of his Hollywood smug arrogance and played a character developing real humility, depth, and maturity by the end. His co-worker, boss, and lady friend are very well written and acted as well. The final scene is so perfect.

danddinmont

09 May 2012

Its scary, there are probably companies like Clooneys in existence...or people who think that starting would be a brilliant idea

My primary complaint about the movie is what Alex's job is, and why itrequires so much travel is never revealed; this of course makes a goodstarting point for a post film discussion, but the friends I saw itwith and I all wished her character had been more fleshed out, to helpgive us a better understanding of her character.Just checked, could not believe "As Good as it Gets" came out aboutseven years ago! There's a cute scene in that movie in which Nicholsonand Keeton are in separate beds, (not even in the same room?) textingeach other on their MacBooks; a scene repeated in "Up in the Air",except on (I assume) iPhones...cute, but it does raise the question,homage or product placement? Thought the the aerial photography was superb, and really brought homethe point how homogenized the on the ground airport environs are,irrespective of the surrounding terrain. Another nice touch the littlehomage cum history lesson at the airport in St.Louis

09 May 2012

Excellent from Start to Finish

This review is from: Up in the Air (DVD) This is the story of a professional corporate down-sizer who spends his life in airports, hotels and rental cars and thrives on every minute of it. Ryan Bingham, played by George Clooney underpins his career with a life philosophy of personal, emotional and material minimalism - the "empty back pack" approach as he calls it. The less baggage, the more freedom. The more freedom, the more control. But then we see Ryan learn that freedom might not be all its cracked up to be when his carefully crafted world suddenly starts to unravel under encroaching technology, and a creeping attachment to a fellow road warrior played by Vera Farmiga. This unmasking of Ryan's life is furthered by a persistent challenge to his philosophies from his idealistic and ambitious young protegee played by Anna Kendrick. What Ryan finds out is that frequent flier miles, preferred customer cards and hotel soap can fill up a back back just the same as kids and mortgages. Everything comes at a price. This is a wonderfully sophisticated movie for adults. It never drags or gets bogged down with pretentious self examination or over directing (the NYU-film-school pitfalls I hate so much). This is a very watchable movie that simply tells a story. George Clooney maintains his high standards and Vera Farmiga gives this movie a real genuineness. My only real criticism of this movie is the inclusion of real life monologues from actual downsizing victims, tossed in throughout the movie. These segments jarred my suspension of disbelief and were simply distracting. There's no question that losing a job is viscerally traumatizing, but business is business people. It's a cold, cold world. Listening to people ask someone who's simply delivering a message, how they can "sleep at night" or "live with themselves" comes across as effected and melodramatic. A non-actor re-creating an actual moment by, essentially, acting (and doing it badly)pulled the movie down and interfered with the steady pace of the story. Other than that, this movie was seamless.

Leigh_Springsteen

02 May 2012

Up in the Air has its highs and lows.

But seriously, it was pretty okay. If I had to specify, the highs werethe beginning and end while the low was everything in the middle.Unfortunately, that middle chunk is the largest. But otherwise the filmfelt so flat - not enough to frustrate me but not enough to elevate me.It was nice. Don't feel any need to revisit it though and I would bedisappointed if it won... any awards. There was no real highlight. Iwasn't impressed by any of the performances, they just flew by, wavingslightly - yes, Kendrick (who for that character had such weak anddisappointingly submissive personality) and Farmiga especially. I didenjoy Clooney's character though, he did an apt job. He'd be goodfiller but a bad win, like the Brad Pitt of last year. It had thisreally unnatural presence about it in the screenplay, the way thecharacters shared their philosophies like it's their life motto, maybeit's just because I prefer it when it's shown how they figure it out bythat experience of another, etc. Either way, I felt it couldn't handlethe various dynamics and it especially irritated me when it skimmedover sequences. I didn't laugh, I barely smiled but I wasn't bored. Ithad some pretty interesting statistics about stuff and stuff. Music waspleasant, editing was good and the cinematography was decent. I really,really don't see what other people are seeing though. The only ideabehind it I see is how achieving every goal in our life would beunfulfilling, like how Ryan's dream of 10 mil miles was unsatisfyingand the marriage idea was unsatisfying until he used the copilotanalogy and with Farmiga how she doesn't want the dynamics of her lifemixing and so on. It's nice to see how mainsteam cinema is addressingthe idea but it doesn't even attempt a solution. Except, well, miseryloves company.5/10, which, don't get me wrong, isn't a waste of time. The first timeanyway.

Attila Ruboczki

01 May 2012

Bless the poor souls...

hmmm I'm a bit confused right now cos I may be posting this review forthe wrong movie. This one is about Up In the Air, starring GeorgeClooney. I have a feeling this is not the same film that most otherreviewers saw.This one is about a corporate American dude whose job is to basicallytell people they are fired, in a way that leads to as little drama aspossible. Apparently it's a job that pays pretty well, and alsorequires him to travel around the country from firm to firm. Now ofcourse this lifestyle isn't really conducive to having a settled familyand kids - unless you are interested in living a dual life - one on theroad and one at home.OK, so does this film tell you anything you don't already know? Nope,nada. Fair enough, but there are many classy movies without aninteresting message that can still entertain you for 2 hours. Is thisone of those? Not a chance. Nothing and nobody interesting or engaging.Work sucks. Working as a professional in America sucks big time - inthe air or on the ground.If I had a job like that, I'd be with a different woman every night.One needs their escape.3 out of 10 and I'm in a generous mood.

27 April 2012

reminds me of the movie......

"Up In The Air" reminds me of the movie "Origins of Yoga: Quest for the spiritual".Yogi's wander through Nepal and India amongst the beautiful clouds surrounding the Himalayas. They take just their "backpacks" and keep moving so they can not be tempted by attachments/desires which create suffering...."a rolling stone gathers no moss"!

dejan8378

26 April 2012

Life is... bitter sweet

What a movie. You actually travel through the story; you are on ajourney through emotions, while the main character travels through thestates. There are no stunts in this movie, everyone is portrayed, andpeople that appear even for 5 seconds will touch you.The director is taking us on a walk through the genres of drama,romance and comedy masterfully, without a single flaw, like a child ina store for candies, and He gave us the right amount of what we wantand what we need. Some viewers will cry for that sweet candy and whydoes He gave us as much as the bitter candy... but that's life.Bitter-Sweet.Everyone of the cast was perfect, but I feel I need to mention theoutstanding performance by George Clooney and the cult scene in theAirplane where He receives His long awaited recognition card, and howHe played that scene is beyond words.

26 April 2012

down in the mud

I watched this tripe while flying on a sixteen hour flight to los angeles. fortunately, there were many other movies to choose from and i didn't have to pay 'extra' for it. this movie was obviously hollywood's attempt to deal with the current unemployment situation in the US. it fails miserably simply because it goes nowhere. the notion of looking at the problem through the eyes of an impartial third party (hired 'fire' contractors) is absurd. we are to show sympathy for someone who makes a living at firing people, who has to travel thousands of lonely miles, stay in cheap hotels and deals with airport security issues. we hear the stories of the unemployed, but it's the 'firing' contractor who must deal with their emotional ups and downs. it's the contractor who must quietly accept the fact that he is employed, when others are not. i am not falling for it and neither should you. one star for frequent flier mile card scene.

ajaymittal

25 April 2012

A Cocktail of Romance, Drama and Comedy - Perfectly Blended.

Why did I like this film? I'm trying to get my head around what exactlymade this film so lovable. Was it the romance, the drama or the comedy?An intriguing characteristic of this movie is that it doesn't seem toreally find itself in any specific category of film. It's neither aromcom nor a drama....it's just a story. However to simplify this filmis failing to do it justice, especially to a film packed with complexmoral undertones and nuances of ever-growing characters, both whichcreate a solid foundation for Clooney's brilliant performance. Thecharacters are all flawed thus relatable and the story is told withsuch flair and pace that one never seems bored.I offer perhaps a biased view when it comes to George Clooney – as Itend not to take him wholly seriously, and, for this reason wassomewhat dumbfounded by the way he showed he does indeed possess anall-round acting talent – I guess reaffirming that what he achieved inMichael Clayton was not a total fluke! Clooney begins 'Up in the Air'showcasing his typical brand of performance that we have grown toassociate him with, contributing to the first 25 minutes resembling anextended version of his recent 'Nespresso' adverts – of course once youwatch the film, you'll see that there is nothing wrong with this as itfits the bill of Ryan Bingham rather well. As the story progresses youwitness an incredible transformation in the acting; with Clooneyslipping from the perfect man to a lost soul in the most subtlest ofways, subtle in a way that makes it believable. Finally the supporting cast is much more than supporting and there's nosurprise that Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick have been nominated forGolden Globes in this category. Neither is it any coincidence that allthe best/memorable scenes involve the character of Natalie Keener –who, ultimately gives 'Up in the Air' the necessary X-Factor to beOscar-worthy.8.4/10

Andrea Chase

19 April 2012

smart, sobering, and the perfect funhouse mirror of the zeitgeist

jacklmauro

19 April 2012

Flying WAY Over Cohesion and Continuity

What this has going for it: a solid performance by the girl who playsNatalie, a few droll lines, and a twist. But this twist is actually theworst thing about this film. It's worse than the 'Requiem for a Dream'quick-cut repetitive sequences. It's worse than Clooney's relentlesscrinkly-eyed smile, which I could not take any more, ever, after twentyminutes. It's worse than the cliché parades of fired people and theircontrasting reactions, and it's worse than the blatant, blatant,blatant metaphors of travel/solitude/loneliness/baggage. What is it?The twist is when Clooney's character runs from his isolationistpreaching gig to find his lady love, only to knock at her door anddiscover her married and with kids. And this 'twist' took me bysurprise simply because the screenplay had made it unthinkable. HadClooney remained devoted to flying around and the woman an occasionalliaison, fine. But LONG BEFORE his dream is shattered by her, hereveals himself changing. He takes her to his old school. He takes herto his sister's wedding. He opens up very, very much. So - her speechto him afterward about his being just a 'good time guy', as well as heranger and confusion, are utterly ridiculous. This made me really angry,that poor writing gets to jump chasms over continuity. All in all, thisis Hollywood-as-meaningful tripe. You're better off with the Vampiregarbage.

19 April 2012

Sharp Dialogue, Interesting Environment, but Trite and Oddly Self-Defeating.

Jason Reitman directs his third dramedy of contemporary social mores with "Up in the Air", based on the novel of the same name by Walter Kirn. Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) flies around the country firing people for a living. He works for an Omaha-based company that is paid by other companies to fire their employees, a business that's booming in the recession. But ambitious young Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick) proposes to save the company money and keep the terminators home by creating a system to fire people remotely, via a video link. Ryan balks, and his boss (Jason Bateman) sends him on the road with Natalie so that she might benefit from his experience, which also gives him a chance to hook up with Alex (Vera Farmiga), a fellow vagabond and itinerant lover.In spite of the security measures, oxygen deprivation, bad food, and cramped seating, this guy loves airports and air travel. The airport scenes are the most memorable and will probably be looked upon by future generations of filmgoers as representative of the times. That is where "Up in the Air" is most successful. It smoothly represents an angst peculiar to early 21st-century careerists who criss-cross the country to climb the corporate ladder. It also taps into one of the grim realities of the current economic crisis: high unemployment. George Clooney is charming. It mercifully avoids traditional romantic comedy territory. It wraps up neatly. "Up in the Air" is well-constructed light entertainment that stops short of being appealing.As suave and manipulative as Ryan is, he makes a living by lying to people. Natalie is alternately callous and childish. At some point it occurred to me that all three business travelers are dishonest, hypocritical, and distasteful. It was about the time the film turned preachy, not about the characters' lack of scruple but about Ryan's loner lifestyle, which is trivial. And it is the only thing about Ryan that is appealing. Why would a movie preach against the very thing that keeps us watching? We have a timely milieu, some sharp dialogue, and a trio of distasteful characters in a movie whose message is "everybody needs somebody". It's trite. What begins as an edgy dramedy ends up screaming: "I conform!" It's fun to watch Ryan and Alex one-up each other in one-liners and bedroom antics, but -yikes!- what an insidious, sheepish denouement.The DVD (Paramount 2010): There are 5 deleted scenes with optional director's commentary, a teaser trailer (2 min), and theatrical trailer (2 ½ min), an audio commentary, and one featurette. "Shadowplay: Before the Story" (2 ½ min) is a brief interview with the artists of Shadowplay, a boutique studio that did the opening credits. The audio commentary by director Jason Reitman, cinematographer Eric Steelberg, and First Assistant Director Jason Blumenfeld is constant and informative. Reitman does most of the talking. They discuss the firing scenes, sets, lighting, changes from the book, filming challenges, and other technical stuff. Subtitles are available for the film English, French, Spanish. Dubbing available in French and Spanish.

lomaran-1

19 April 2012

Could be a GREAT movie, but the end is crap.

If you like the traditional 'happy ending', do not bother with thismovie. Run from it. It starts out with George Clooney, a very selfish man who travels for aliving. He travels to fire people. That is his job, and he loves it:not necessarily the firing part, but he loves to travel. He reallyloves his life - so much so, he hates being home. I guess we aresupposed to not like him but oddly, we do and it is for this reasonthat the movie doesn't work. We WANT him to end up happy.He starts off with a barren apartment. It is nice and clean but clearlyjust functional. You can see he spends very little time there. Hestates he flew 322 days in one year. He has no real roots, other thanhis job, and no close friends. He travels so he isn't even close topeople he works with and although he has two sisters, it is clear thathe has been just as distant with them for he barely knows them, either.Yet, we are soon to discover that his younger sister is getting marriedand it is partly due to this that he starts to rethink his life; thisand his meeting a fellow traveler, very much like himself, in thefemale form. He and she hit if off right away and decide to hook up whenever theirflight paths cross. She is likable too so you really want to see thesetwo end up together. He invites her to his sister's wedding, shows herhis high school and then he talks his future brother-in-law into goingthrough with the wedding when he starts to gets cold feet. You can seeit coming. He is thinking that having someone special isn't such a badthing. THIS IS A BIG SPOILER. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW HOW THE MOVIE ENDS,STOP READING HERE. A day or two after the wedding he decides to throw his old lifestyleaway and he goes to the woman's home. He has decided that love andmarriage are good things and that maybe he could, or should, give thema try. We are glad to see it. We're hopeful and yet, my husband and Iwere both thinking the same thing as he approached the woman's house -what if she's married... and she is. She even has kids! Talk aboutfeeling defeated! The rest of the movie gets no better and we're leftfeeling totally cheated. I'd like to ask, why couldn't this have ended happily? Why couldn't hego to her, and she run to him, and have it all end the way most peoplewant? Yes, I know there will always be a few who will disagree, but Ido believe that there are less of them. We like him, we like her. Theyseem perfect together. Get it people?! Get them together! Leave youraudience with a good feeling - but no, not our modern Hollywood. Theyhave to leave us with disgust, and we wonder why movies suck today?This is why. Hollywood refuses to give the audience what they want. 'They' knowbetter what entertains, right? WRONG! We don't need to be taught thatsh-- happens, we live in the world too yet years ago when Hollywoodcould write, movies delivered what they were meant to; pure escapism.Where are the Ingrid Bergmans, the Cary Grants? Even comedy todaystinks. Writers knew, back then, how to write SCHTICK and it was funny.The Marx Brothers, Abbott and Costello! Toilet humor is all we getnow-a-days and I for one am sick of it. Give me the CLASSIC movies of the 1940s. They knew their trade and whenyou walked out of a theater you didn't feel like you were throwing yourmoney away. You invested your hard-earned-dollar and your time intosomething that delivered. UP IN THE AIR could have been a great moviebut modern Hollywood ruined it just like most of the trash made inHollywood today.

Gustavo_Lequerica

15 April 2012

The Peak of Clooneys Career

There is something about George Clooney that it's charming that even inthe most boring roles he can captivate the audience like nobody else.Definitely the movie Up in The Air is not an epic saga from our timesbut it's a simple charming movie that can make a date something fun andenjoyable because it's a movie made for couples that so far is on thebuzz for Oscar Nominations because of the incredible acting (maybe theAcademy is going on roles that are more realistic and less glamorousSandra Bullock is also on the spotlight for an Oscar Nomination for hermovie The Blind Side) Many critics as it was said previously arepredicting Oscar Noms for George Clooney and they are speculating thatnew comer Anna Kendric is slowly but steady positioning herself in theA-list of Hollywood because her roles in successful movies like Up inthe Air and the Twilight franchise.In the movie George Clooney plays a transition specialist whose jobsit's to fire people for corporation executives who don't have thenerves to fire people themselves; after acting like the servant to manyexecutives Ryan Bingham starts to feel some happiness doing that but assoon he finds that the company he works for hired a new person to playon Ryan's role without even leave her office Ryan starts to feelanguished that his days on the company are counted. Critics are callingthis movie the peak of Clooney's career and maybe they are rightbecause at his age and success it's hard to see George on other typesof roles specially after many years being typecast as the RomanticComedy Lead (I guess he suffered the Meg Ryan Syndrome) it's going tobe difficult to see him on action or horror roles, but he always can goon the director seat and do something amazing because he hasconsolidated his name to be a money making machine worldwide. Maybeit's true that George has moved on since his Fact of Life days tobecome an household name.

15 April 2012

Up in the Air is fabulously written with great performances!

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Stephanie Zacharek

14 April 2012

The picture is brushed with a fine glaze of slickness, a product sealed in a blister pack. It's like airplane air -- it has a packaged freshness that isn't really fresh at all.

Kevin Maher

13 April 2012

A deliciously self-referential treat, and perhaps even [Clooney's] best movie yet.