UP IN THE AIR

Up in the Air is a 2009 American humorous-drama movie directed by Jason Reitman and co-written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner. It is a feature film adaptation of the 2001 book, Up in the Air, written by Walter Kirn. The story is about a corporate cut back in his travels and obeys his solitary life and philosophies, along with the people that he meets along the way. It casts George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick and Melanie Lynskey.

George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a man who travels around the country to terminate company workers.Walter Kirn avowed in the film's press notes: "Ryan is like a masseur who comes in and sort of rubs your shoulders while rolling your desk chair into the elevator." Ocassionally he delivers motivational speeches about the pro of a lonely life. He relishes the coziness of being anonymous during his perpetual travels. He does not have a personal life. His company chooses to ground him and keep him at the corporate H.Q. in Omaha, Nebraska. When his superior hires haughty young Natalie, she develops a method of video conferencing that will allow termination without ever leaving the office - essentially bullying the existence Ryan so cherishes. Confident to show the immature girl the error of her logic, Ryan takes her on one of his cross country firing expeditions, but as she starts to realize the frightening realities of her career, he starts to see the downfall to his way of life.

There was a limited release of this picture on 4th December 2009. The movie at present holds 89% 'Fresh' Rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 105 reviews, 93 of which are fresh, and 12 rotten. It is alike Jerry Maguire (1996, Cameron Crowe) The Apartment (1960, Billy Wilder)