Up in the Air

Movie Ranked #242 | 2009 - Comedy, Drama, Romance
With a job that has him traveling around the country firing people, Ryan Bingham leads an empty life out of a suitcase, until his company does the unexpected: ground him.
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Best two reviews:
1) The Hollywood Reporter - It's rare for a movie to be at once so biting and so moving. If Ryan's future seems bleak, there's something exhilarating about a movie made with such clear-eyed intelligence. (Rating: 100) Read Full Review >
2) Entertainment Weekly - Up in the Air is light and dark, hilarious and tragic, romantic and real. It's everything that Hollywood has forgotten how to do; we're blessed that Jason Reitman has remembered (Rating: 100) Read Full Review >

Worst two reviews:
32) Salon.com - Comes off not as topical but as opportunist. The picture is brushed with a fine glaze of slickness, a product sealed in a blister pack. It's like airplane air -- it has a packaged freshness that isn't really fresh at all. (Rating: 50) Read Full Review >
33) Time Out New York - Reitman, who also cowrote the screenplay, feels the constant need to “deepen” his characters, granting them wants and motivations--especially during the moralistic third act--that are totally alien to how they’re initially portrayed. (Rating: 40) Read Full Review >
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