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
Special Features The Up In The Air Blu-ray includes the following extras, all in high definition:
- Commentary by writer/director Jason Reitman, director of photography Eric Steelberg and first assistant director Jason blumenfield
- Shadowplay: Before The Story
- Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Jason Reitman:
> To Know Me is To Fly With Me
> Real People Firing and Irate Employee
> Thumper and Extended Boat Scene
> Omaha Montage
> Spacesuit
> Do You Live At The Hilton?
> Nosey Neighbour
> Natalie In Restroom
> Natalie Vid-Chats
> Angry Ryan Checks In
> Goalquest Invite
> Maynard Finch Commercial/Kara Calls Ryan
> Barely Squeaking By / Natalie Calls
- Trailers
- "Help Yourself" music video by Sad Brad Smith
- Storyboards
- American Airlines Prank
Product Description
George Clooney stars in this satirical comedy drama based on the novel by Walter Kirn. Ryan Bingham (Clooney) is a corporate downsizing expert - in other words, his job is to fire people from theirs - and he takes his job very seriously. He travels the length and breadth of the country, racking up air miles and living out of a suitcase, and relishing every moment of it. When his job and way of life come under threat by new centralised procedures implemented by his hotshot colleague Natalie (Anna Kendrick), Ryan determines to show her just how valuable his role is - but instead ends up facing up to some of the pitfalls of his lifestyle. The film won the 2010 BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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