The Road of Life

Rating: 8/10 (9 April 2010)

Working for a corporate downsizing company, a man flies around the country firing people. Clooney is well cast as the man who loves his road job because he has nothing to come home to. Farmiga is fine as a worldly woman Clooney meets and romances on the road. Rounding out the trio of main characters is Kendrick as a spunky young woman with bright ideas and little life experience. It is solidly directed by Reitman, who lets the characters evolve and interact without forcing the issue. There is not much of a plot; the point here is getting to know the characters on the road of life. And in this fine mixture of comedy and drama, the characters are worth spending some time with.