Clooney doing what he does best

Rating: 8/10 (22 January 2010)

I don't think there is anybody around in 2010 that makes acting look as easy as George Clooney. He oozes charm and it seems any role he takes , he makes it his own. And there lies my problem. Despite the fact that films like Up in the Air , Burn after reading and Michael Clayton are all very good films in their own right , Clooney seems to be the same guy in all of them. There seems to be attempt to change the character in any way , and although some people like Clooney to be the way he is , i for one would love to see him trying something a little different.
Ryan has long been contented with his unencumbered lifestyle lived out across America in airports, hotels and rental cars. He can carry all he needs in one wheel-away case; he's a pampered, elite member of every travel loyalty program in existence; and he's close to attaining his lifetime goal of 10 million frequent flier miles-- and yet...Ryan has nothing real to hold onto. When he falls for a simpatico fellow traveler , Ryan's boss , inspired by a young, upstart efficiency expert , threatens to permanently call him in from the road. Faced with the prospect, at once terrifying and exhilarating, of being grounded, Ryan begins to contemplate what it might actually mean to have a home.
Up in The Air is an enjoyable movie . I love the way that Ryan's goal in life was to get as many air miles while he dodged any form of commitment and stable lifestyle . I'm friends with a couple of people who are commitmentphobes so it made me laugh to see someone in a movie with the same problem. I enjoyed the performances of the two leading ladies Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick and there is one scene in particular involving Vera Farmiga that will stick in the mind for a while ( Guys , it's 15 minutes into the film!) Over the last couple of months this movie has been banded around as potentially Oscar winning material and although it's a perfectly good film, in my opinion , it's no "Best Movie" winner .