Up in the Air
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 383 Ratings
- Starring: Anna Kendrick, George Clooney, Vera Farmiga
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Summary:
Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. (Paramount Pictures)
- Director: Jason Reitman
- Genre(s): Drama, Romance
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Positive: 32 out of 36
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Mixed: 4 out of 36
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Negative: 0 out of 36
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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.
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100Up in the Air takes the trust people once had in their jobs and pulls out the rug. It is a film for this time.
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80Perhaps it's no surprise that Reitman has come out with a lovely Hollywood romance that floats buoyantly along on a sea of sadness.
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50Comes 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.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 123 out of 180
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Mixed: 18 out of 180
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Negative: 39 out of 180
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