Review 701: Up in the Air

  We've all been there, the moment where we've been laid off from work for one reason or another. The moment where we are handed out P45s and  But never has there been a 

Based on the novel Up in the Air by Walter Kirn, Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) is a corporate "downsizer" who is truly living the high life. Flying all over the world on business, in his case employment termination, he never stops moving... until he meets Alex Goran (Vera Fermiga), a fellow passenger and business woman and learns that life isn't about the journey, but the connections we make along the way.

Of course, on the face of it, the idea of a businessman flying all over the world firing people is not intrinsically funny but George Clooney imbunes the character of Ryan Bingham with his usual, Danny Ocean-esque charm and charisma that he actually gets away with it. This is a comedy in genre not effect and  On the surface, this is a film about a man who fires people for a living. But it's also about a man who collects air miles excessively. 

Ryan has dedicated his life to  He never comes into the office because he technically has no office. 

It turns out that Alex is, get this, a businesswoman who travels a lot.

the score by Rolfe Kent is 

George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick are excellent here; their chemistry is     their relationship is almost oddly paternal in way