Up In The Air

Jason Reitman is only 32 and has made three of the best movies of the last ten years: Thank You For Smoking, the magnificent Juno and now Up In The Air, which has already won him the Golden Globe for his screenplay. Its a highly enjoyable, engaging and entertaining movie. To me it was particularly engaging because of the amount of travelling I do (some of it in the US) for business. Although, I am nowhere near Ryan Bingham's 10 million miles. I loved the bits where he moves through airport security with military precision and sympathised with his impatience with less capable travellers. I identified with the feeling that comes with solo travel of being connected, having the comfort of being surrounded by people and yet the independence and freedom of being alone. Its a wonderful and detailed performance from George Clooney. His two female supports, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick, are no less effective. But the bulk of the credit here goes to Reitman, who is shaping up to be one of the masters of our time. I can't wait to see what he does next.