Up in the Air

Jason Reitman has shown that it is possible to make a romance film that doesn't necessarily have the ending you expect, and it can even be set in the environment of airports. A person who spends most of their life in an airplane, airport terminals, and various hotel rooms. And yet they are happy because they have a job (firing others) and maybe even love (although they see it very rarely). Or maybe everything is just a little different. Beautiful, even though people are ugly. (06/04/2014)

I like Clooney, I like the psychological Reitman, I like Vera Farmiga in any position, and yes, I even like the quirky Anna Kendrick, so I couldn't really dislike Up in the Air. A romantic delicacy seasoned with great actors, between whom there is amazing chemistry, an interesting plot and, above all, an unobtrusive, but at the same time completely natural and purposeful humour, the kind the Americans pleasantly surprise me with from time to time. I also appreciate the lack of an annoying happy ending (i.e. a passionate kiss in the rain and other forms of cinematic romance), which was instead handled like the rest of the film – casually, humanly, and originally. Damn, I love this movie..:) 80% (19/08/2013)

True, there were moments that seemed a bit forced, but overall, I found this movie quite enjoyable. It made me ponder a bit, yet at the same time, it's not a requirement as you can also just switch off your mind and relax. However, this film is far from mindless; if you pay attention, it has something to say. It avoids being cheaply pathetic, though there are moments that may lean in that direction, and it doesn't try to deceive the viewer with a contrived happy ending. Today, I genuinely enjoyed it, and the chemistry between George Clooney and Vera Farmiga significantly contributed to that. / Lesson learned: Sometimes it's genuinely challenging to keep both feet on the ground and not have your head in the clouds. (14/07/2022)

When odes to Juno were being sung, I stood silently at the back. But when praises for flying were sung, I must be heard in the front rows. Clooney showcases his most natural side after some nice couple of years, Reitman's script elevates the concept of "life truth", and that treacherously realistic ending still doesn't let me sleep. The overall impression takes up so comprehensively that neither side can contradict. Lovers of people with a pleasant everyday feeling of a warmed home will have their share, just like chronic travelers who may become unsure whether it really makes sense to start returning somewhere. Calm, intelligently-warm certainty. (28/02/2010)

A very charismatic movie about an even more charismatic guy who fires people from their jobs. He calls things by their real names, does exactly what he's supposed to do, and handles every (verbal) situation gallantly. I really like movies about people who have something in their heads... Plus I found the plot very original, no clichés. Really thought out. George Clooney, once again I applaud you! (31/10/2010)