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UP IN THE AIR

Director:

  Jason Reitman
  

Year Released:

  2009

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Jason Bateman
  George Clooney
  Sam Elliott
  Vera Farmiga
  Anna Kendrick
Movie Haiku:Recession takes its toll on a veteran road warrior (Clooney). Jan (who spent ~ 20 years on the road) lost sympathy in hour 2 as soon as the heavy-handed "plot" kicked-in, but Rich (who has done more than his share of hiring & firing), thought the film captured the current zeitgeist.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2009