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January 24, 2010
 

Up in the air

I really had high expectations for this film, it looked funny and different. When I sat down to watch it in the cinema the opening 10 minutes looked good...then it went downhill. Don't trust trailers (i've said that before but never listened to myself!), all the mildly amusing parts of this film is stuck in the trailer and made to look funnier than it is. What annoyed me more about this film was that they tried to make it unpredictable, but by doing this they only made it more predictable thus making viewers actually wanting it to be predictable. One of the only things about this film that makes it good was George Clooneys performance. Wait for the DVD and watch it at home.

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Comments (4)

Jan 25, 2010
Michael Rowley said...
I have a similar feeling about this film. It was okay at best. Not particularly funny or moving.
Jan 25, 2010
George Girton said...
The writing of the dialogue was good. But the fact that she went to the wedding at all, did not ring true.
Jan 25, 2010
Todd Randolph said...
maybe it's an age/life experience thing, but I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I know the people on both sides of that desk, and empathized with both. I would not call this a comedy - yes, there were laughs but the subject matter and the ending were pretty bleak.
Jan 31, 2010
Katelon T. Jeffereys said...
I just got this in my inbox today and I just saw this movie yesterday. I feel it was a wonderful film. Not a particularly "feel good" movie, but then it came from a very dark book and it truly depicts what is going on in the world right now. I am appreciative of the internet, being able to email friends and even make friends around the world via email and facebook, read others' blogs and write some on mine, but the number of "friends" we have on facebook, or the number of views of a blog, do they really portray intimacy? I love all the amazing photos you have on your blog but do I really know you, how you think or feel, what is important to you, how to care for you or give to you? People email me or read my blog, but are they in my life to share with? I feel that the message of this movie, that was so wonderfully acted, written and filmed, was how estranged we have become, how so much of our lives have become filled with quantity....of "friends" who aren't really friends, of places, objects, etc. rather than really authentic and deep human contact, support and intimate sharing.

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