Should you watch Up in the Air?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Up in the Air
Film · 2009
Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just as he’s about to reach a milestone of ten million frequent flyer miles, he meets a woman who causes him to rethink his transient life.
The sides of Up in the Air
- A man who fires people for a living
- A chase for ten million frequent flyer miles
- A young colleague who wants to fire people by video
Up in the Air is good for you if…
- you like a man who has built his whole life around airports.
- you like George Clooney trading quick lines in hotel bars.
- you like a grown-up love story between two frequent travellers.
Up in the Air is bad for you if…
- you need an ending that leaves you hopeful.
- you can't watch people being told they've lost their jobs.
About: loneliness · work · belonging
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