A 7/10 plotline with moments of 6/10 dialogue finds salvation in a 9/10 execution

Rating: 8/10 (9 January 2020)

Fairly short review here.
The story is fine, but nothing to write home about. The film certainly has a rocky start in the dialogue department - main character Ryan Bingham (played by Clooney) has some head-scratching quotes with a key moment of the film revolving around his speaking engagements encouraging people to.. not have relationships? I also had a hard time buying the executive treatment for someone who's entire job could be replaced with an email (so I guess the video-call element of the plot makes sense) and it broke my immersion with the movie at several points throughout.
Either way, the movie certainly course-corrects halfway through and ends with a nice mix of unpleasantly pessimistic yet realistic imperfection and a clean ending for most of the characters.
Great performances by George Clooney, Anna Kendrick, and Vera Farminga. Especially Kendrick, who I think really shines in this role.