Up In The Air Review

This movie has it's good and bad points. It's a chick flick through and through and although it hints at a darker Cohen Bros kinda edge the philosophy behind Clooney's actions kinda falls down. It's one of these movies which tries to be ironic but doesn't quite get the point. Indeed the I'm a success and a failure has been a lot better done in Buffalo Soldiers [and indeed with a lot more laughs]. The underlying philosophy of Clooney's character is trying to say something but never really out-rightly says it. He's a butterfly relationship and I can walk out any time I want kinda guy. Indeed he teaches this philosophy in the movie but fails to deliver on it. However we're ending up with a love duet and we never do get to hear what he said was indeed wrong, or how the tragedy [as sure the scripting is part of this parcel] ought to have ended.



I guess this movie attracts great reviews as does, "Sex in the city". Unless one looks at the entirety and those who aspire to such garbage we're unlikely to see great movies coming out of Hollywood. Want to watch something that deals with difference and life changes, reconciliation and redemption then rent "Truth" by Hal Hartley. The meta language parts of that movie by far surpass anything even considered in this movie.



If you still give this a 10 after seeing that... well... I guess you can give this a 10.