Frightfully depressing movie

Rating: 2/10 (21 December 2009)

Just short of "Hated it". Clooney In fact, the acting as a whole) was very good, but the movie in general was one of the most depressing I've ever watched. From dealing with incredible shallowness to having a plot (Idiot's guide to How to Fire Employees) that maximizes depression in the holidays, amidst an unbearable job market, this was an unpleasant 2 hours right before Christmas. Artistically well done, but the blatant commercialism brings "product placement" to a new level...Hilton, Hertz and American Airline must have paid big bucks, poor Luxor Hotel in Vegas ("that dump") obviously didn't. And Hollywood liberals rant against blatant corporate commercialism??? Go figure!
If you go in happy, you'll leave sad. If you go in sad, bring someone with you, you won't want to be alone. Maybe it's the wrong time in our society, given the current unemployment numbers, but if you've recently been fired, this will not make your life better. I have job security, and it made me very nervous.