An amazing movie.

Rating: 10/10 (6 March 2010)

George Clooney stars as a man with a good life, but it turns out kind of bad in Up in the air, a truly terrific, and hilarious dramedy which is more comedy than drama. It may have more laughs then dramatic moments, but this is real comedy. It's a real movie. It shows you that times are hard, and that it's hard firing somebody.
Jason Reitman has only directed three films. His first film, Thank you for smoking, was kind of boring. I actually fell asleep through it. His second movie, Juno, was terrific. But Reitman's third film Up in the air is a home run. He really knocks the adaptation of Walter Kirn's novel into a masterpiece which is one of my favorite films of the year.
Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham, a guy who has an easy life. His job is to travel around the world and fire people. But as you see, it's not that easy. Making people go on unemployment and feel responsible for living on the street. But Ryan's easy life changes when a young woman(played by the terrific newcomer Anna Kendrick)tries to replace him. But as they travel together they get to know each other and she knows that it's hard firing people too.
Ryan's job is nice. He gets to travel around the world, stay at four star hotels, stay at four star restaurants, and sleep with women, including Alex(played by the always great Vera Farmiga)who he falls for. But as Ryan soon finds out, this job is causing a loss in respect from his family. And other people.
Juno was a terrific movie. This one may even be better. I loved both films though. I love Jason Reitman's humor. The performances given by Clooney, Kendrick, and Farmiga are all terrific. I was very surprised by Anna Kendrick. I mean she goes from a lackluster film like Twilight to a terrific film like Up in the air. Up in the air is a hilarious, moving, and tragic dramedy that I will certainly root for at The Oscars tomorrow.
Up in the air: A