MY RATING: 7.5 OUT OF 10

Up in the Air is a drama worthy of director Jason Reitman’s name as he has once again delivered a cleverly written drama that has many layers of depth to keep viewers questioning its actual point.

As seen in other films by Reitman such as “Juno” and “Thank You for Smoking”, his humor shines through with a bit of ironic sarcasm and biting reality in situations that generally one should not be laughing about, but yet somehow can’t stop from cracking a grin.

Already showered with a sprinkling of Golden Glove nominations, Up in the Air the movie is based on a novel that was written by Walter Kim, which writers Sheldon Turner and Reitman turned into a clever movie with isolated characters who learn to deal with each other although their agendas are strict.

Of course, apart from the wonderful reality bites aside moments and human characters, a large part of the reason why it is so easy to engage and admire the film is because the star of the film is George Clooney who is simply hard to hate.

Clooney does not disappoint as he delivers a poignant role that is both provoking and memorable. He plays the part of Ryan Bingham who has spent his life flying all over the US to fire people to save CEOs from the trouble.

Of course, this lifestyle is not to last as a woman who changes up the procedure quickly changes the shape of his lifestyle and personality which is where the fun really starts to start in this cut and dry lovely movie.

Up in the Air opens this Friday