UP IN THE AIR

NOMINATED FOR 6 ACADEMY AWARDS!

 Here are a few of the kinds of movies that I wish Hollywood made more often: a drama that connects to an audience because it taps, in a bold and immediate way, into the fears and anxieties of our time; a romantic comedy in which the dialogue pings with stylish wit; a film that keeps surprising us because its characters keep surprising themselves. The beauty of Up in the Air is that it's all those things at once. It's a rare and sparkling gem of a movie, directed by Jason Reitman (Juno) with the polish of a master. One man living inside the cocoon of an overly detached culture comes to see the error of his own detachment. Up in the Air is light and dark, hilarious and tragic, romantic and real. It's everything that Hollywood has forgotten how to do; we're blessed that Jason Reitman has remembered. --Entertainment Weekly