Movie Review: Up In The Air - Travel light in the journey of life!
How would you feel if your entire life is packed in a backpack? All the stuff you own – from the little things in your medicine cabinet to the big things like your TV, furniture, etc; your relationships from casual acquaintances to your closest ones. Won’t you feel that your backpack is heavy? Don’t you think this will slow you down in your journey of life?
Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) is a jet-setter, whose job requires him to travel all the time. Last year he spent 300 days on the road. He does not believe in anything that slows him down – he owns a storage locker instead of an apartment, no relationships, and keeps his family at a distance. Enter two women – Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick), a new hire in his office who accompanies him in one of his journeys to learn the tricks of the trade; and Alex Goran (Vera Farmiga) another jet-setter whom he meets in one of his stopovers – and Ryan begins to rethink his priorities in life.
George Clooney takes the cake again for a great performance. You have to see the way he packs and zips through the airport procedures – quite fascinating! Anna Kendrick is very convincing in her role too – as a confident young career woman with immense talent and drive, yet vulnerable to the blows that life deals. The story is quite gripping – and will keep you interested till the end. All of us in the dog-eats-dog corporate world will easily relate to the tone of the movie.
Though I don’t think the movie deserves the high ratings it has (91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 8.3/10 IMDB), the novel plot, great performances, and sheer Clooney-charm will not leave you disappointed when you leave the movie hall.
Recommendations
For frequent movie-goers: RecommendRyan Bingham (George Clooney) is a jet-setter, whose job requires him to travel all the time. Last year he spent 300 days on the road. He does not believe in anything that slows him down – he owns a storage locker instead of an apartment, no relationships, and keeps his family at a distance. Enter two women – Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick), a new hire in his office who accompanies him in one of his journeys to learn the tricks of the trade; and Alex Goran (Vera Farmiga) another jet-setter whom he meets in one of his stopovers – and Ryan begins to rethink his priorities in life.
George Clooney takes the cake again for a great performance. You have to see the way he packs and zips through the airport procedures – quite fascinating! Anna Kendrick is very convincing in her role too – as a confident young career woman with immense talent and drive, yet vulnerable to the blows that life deals. The story is quite gripping – and will keep you interested till the end. All of us in the dog-eats-dog corporate world will easily relate to the tone of the movie.
Though I don’t think the movie deserves the high ratings it has (91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 8.3/10 IMDB), the novel plot, great performances, and sheer Clooney-charm will not leave you disappointed when you leave the movie hall.
Recommendations
For moderate movie-goers: Recommend
For rare movie-goers: Don't Recommend
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