up in the air

a great film from the same guy who brought us 'juno'. this one follows a man who spends his life traveling around the country helping businesses fire and lay off their employees. well, it turns out that his own company is thinking of making some cutbacks and he might be the one who is let go! they have decided to try and do their job over the computer instead of in person, which makes traveling all around the country unnecessary. as they test out the system, clooney is followed by the new girl who is getting this computer plan into action. as they travel she is baffled by his ability to disconnect from everything and just breeze by knowing that he will be leaving that town soon. she begins to break this cool exterior as he falls for another jetset traveler. with great performances by everyone involved, this movie takes the standard romantic comedy and brings it to a higher level! clooney does a fantastic job playing the cool guy who starts to break. an impressive film that will surely be remembered come oscar time.