I expected to enjoy Up in the Air but I had not expected to enjoy it this much. And it is definitely worth the $1.79 fee at the local Calgary DVD Play kiosk to rent it to watch instead of waiting for my turn at the Calgary Public Library.
To me, Up in the Air is a very good film. Plot: “With a job that has him [Clooney] traveling around the country firing people, Ryan Bingham leads an empty life out of a suitcase, until his company does the unexpected: ground him.” The lead actors George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick have done very convincing jobs in playing their roles and you feel for them. What surprised me was the very enjoyable director’s commentaries that add the back stories. For example, many of the extras, who played people being fired by George, in the film were actually recently fired in their own jobs! And audiences can appreciate the additional touches the Canadian-born director Jason Reitman put into the film to make it more real.
Up in the Air is a lovely film. Go watch it. And by the way, if you haven’t watched Jason’s Thank You for Smoking (2006) and Juno (2007), go watch them as well. Great films.
