The three main characters in Up In The Air are played by George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick. Clooney and Kendrick are in a tough business. Firms hire them to lay their workers off and they're shown telling the workers some of the most ridiculous things like "Don't take it personal" and there's another one I won't quote that is even more ridiculous. Business is bad for everyone else so business is good for Clooney and his young associate. They spend most of their time flying from one job to the next. Farmiga plays a love interest of sorts for Clooney. He meets her in a hotel bar and they swap travel anecdotes. They hook up on the road as their paths cross. They're always on the go but you think one or both of them may want something more. Clooney turns in his usual excellent performance. He's money in the bank for most film goers these days. If he's in it, it's bound to be good. What surprised me was how well the two women were able to keep up. The three of them should all get academy awards if you ask me. There's more to this fantastic, smart film for adults than those three delicious performances but I don't want to spoil it for you. See it when you can. We'll see Sherlock Holmes tomorrow but it's got a very tough act to follow.
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Quote of the Day
When Father Tim Jones advised his poorest parishioners in York that they should shoplift in supermarkets for things they need this Christmas, because that was better than mugging or burglary to pay for them, he introduced a fascinating new relativism into the Ten Commandments.
Giles Coren, London Times
Blog of the day is here.
Quote from said blog: "Aside from best film (drama), "Up in the Air" also earned a nomination for Clooney as best actor (drama) and nominations for best supporting actress for Vera Farmiga (who plays Clooney's mirror-image romantic interest) and Anna Kendrick (who plays Clooney's colleague)."
I saw Up in the Air yesterday. I liked it; didn't love it. Elizabeth, Angela, Christina all thought it was BORING. You didn't mention how Patsy liked it -- did she? There were a lot of wonderful landscape shots from the air and a lot of city landscapes that were interesting. I thought the two women were excellent. Clooney too. I wonder if Anna was a fantastic actress or if she was just playing herself -- she was that good! All in all, I thought it was a good movie but didn't quite live up to its hype.
Patsy loved it as much as I did. We were both engaged throughout. As far as living up to hype, I think that's unfortunate. It's really not a film that lends itself to blockbuster hype but it looks like it's starting to get it. I think that will leave some moviegoers disappointed.