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[Movie Review] Up in the Air
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Some of us cringe at the thought of air travel. The nauseating food, the security screening, the soulless mall-like flavor of its terminals—but they're all home sweet home in Up in the Air. Ryan Bingham, played with tailor-cut precision by George Clooney, is a man constantly on the road, living gift shop-to-gift shop.
The high point of Jason Reitman's previous film Juno was the young director's ability to ground the phony characters in a detailed and believable world. The density of the trinkets decorating Juno's bedroom, the familiar look of her high school, etc—Reitman utilizes that keen eye to great effect in Up in the Air, establishing a unique world of airport terminals, hotel suites and office buildings in various states of financial collapse. They all feel like the real deal, with invisible traces of artifice. As the film moves from state to state, you can »
- Arya Ponto
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