Overrated & Predictable

Rating: 5/10 (13 January 2012)

After seeing the trailer,and read a few critics I thought to rent this movie. The intro and storyline at the first glimpse was interesting to view the life & job that Clooney has in this movie. Then comes the interesting woman,confident and beautiful making the film turn into some sort of romance.
As the new co-worker is introduced the movie changes pace,and becomes a dramatic story describing hundreds of people who got or will get fired. The young inexperienced Natalie does well in that part,as a quirky stuck up girl.
Then comes the family part,wedding,forgotten sister,fear of loneliness. Turning the film again into a drama.
All these shifts make the movie seem like 3 movies in one. Scenes are often predictable,leaving no shock or WoW factor to the audience.
As for the acting and performances,Vera Farmiga did a very good job displaying the strong career woman with a sense of letting loose. Anna Kendrick wasn't bad,but wasn't neither good. George Clooney is a different story,I'm not sure why he is always in every movie the center of attention.This wasn't a good performance by him,he just didn't fit the role.