Aloof w/ Bad Folksy Montage Music & shameless advertising

Rating: 6/10 (18 January 2010)

Up in the Air is not a bad movie - it just has quite a few annoying attributes that doesn't make it a good movie. The acting is fairly well done as with the direction, but the filmmakers go with a nauseating art-house folk guitar stringing begging us to feel like there's added meaning when in fact it does quite the opposite showing vapid thoughtlessness and lack of dialog. This isn't anything new; it's a newer unfortunate trademark of many recent movies. Equally annoying is blatant product placement - more gratuitous than even castaway - thanks Hilton, Hertz, and American Airlines for paying George Clooney's salary. Take away these 2 main problems and you have a good movie - at least 7/10. This movie has a few things to say about loneliness, travel, and the weary life a road warrior - and it's done fairly well. If you don't mind the listed annoyances, then you might like the movie.