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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount Home Video
EAN: 0097363503149
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: Paramount
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchDubbedSpanishDubbed
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: 097363503149
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: March 09, 2010
Running Time: 109 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
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.
Amazon.com:
Up in the Air transforms some painful subjects into smart, sly comedy--with just enough of the pain underneath to give it some weight. Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) spends most of his days traveling around the country and firing people; he's hired by bosses who don't have the nerve to do their layoffs themselves. His life of constant flight suits him--he wants no attachments. But two things suddenly threaten his vacuum-sealed world: his company decides to do layoffs via video conference so they don't have to pay for travel, and Bingham meets a woman named Alex (Vera Farmiga, The Departed), who seems to be the female version of him… and of course, he starts to fall in love. Writer-director Jason Reitman is building a career from funny but thoughtful movies about compromised people--a pregnant teen in Juno, a cigarette-company executive in Thank You for Smoking. George Clooney has a gift for playing smart men who aren't quite as smart as they think they are (Michael Clayton, Out of Sight). The combination is perfect: Bingham is charming and sympathetic but clearly missing something, and Up in the Air captures that absence with clarity and compassion. The outstanding supporting cast includes Anna Kendrick (Rocket Science), Jason Bateman (Arrested Development), Danny McBride (Pineapple Express), Melanie Lynskey (Away We Go), and others, each small part pitched exactly right. --Bret Fetzer
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Average Rating: 
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Looking at George Clooney for 90 minutes only goes so far. This movie was terrible. I felt like I was watching Groundhog Day all over again. Clooney flies all over the country to fire people. The movie shows George in an airport, shows the name of the city on the screen, Georges fires someone, George is back flying again, city name on the screen, fires someone, etc., et.... It never goes anywhere of interest. The fact that he and the supporting female character were nominated for academy awards ... Read More
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This movie did an amazing thing it took a fairly serious look at downsizing at a personal level at various companies, but it made me smile almost all the way through the movie. The movie took place in cities like Omaha, Des Moines, Milwaukee and Detroit. The movie didn't pull punches at the final interviews. I've been downsized and this felt real. These people were hurting in different ways. The laughable help the company provides for placement was just right. My manager gave me a help wanted page ad ... Read More
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I am glad someone else enjoyed this!
I am a huge George Clooney fan, but was terribly disappointed. With most every aspect of the movie.
Sorry, but I am glad I rented and didn't buy.
If you buy, you may love it. I hope you do, but I will not
recommend it to anyone I know.
Rating:  -
you'll read from much better writers than myself state why you ought or ought not to consider this film for a rental and/or ownership . i was not always taken with George's films . i disliked the smirking , we're to sexy for these pictures (the Oceans films) beyond the 1st which i rather liked . additionally i'm not really smitten with political films . gradually Mr. Clooney began to win me over for a number of projects and reasons though . i saw him in Syriana and was impressed (even though it was a ... Read More
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This well acted movie dissects the common Human Resource practice prevalent and so damaging to the work place today. It is insightful and offers a meaningful expression for those who have lost their jobs.
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