Up in the Air (2009)

I was worried about watching this movie so quickly on the heels of both Burn After Reading and Fantastic Mr. Fox. (Yes, I watched Fantastic Mr. Fox recently. I did not post about it here because I watched it on television. I do not own the movie. It was never part of my backlog.) Too much George Clooney, after all, can really dampen a man's attitude toward a film. But I have to say that George Clooney was fantastic in this film, as were the two supporting actresses who received Oscar nominations for their parts. There was a solid and entertaining story there, too, that was neither uplifting nor depressing. Actually, the whole thing very much reminded me of Thank You For Smoking, only with better acting and a slightly more serious tone. I liked it a lot and I definitely give it a hearty recommendation. The ending seemed a tad weak, but maybe it was just more open-ended or unresolved than I wanted it to be. Overall, the flick lived up to its hype, and that's all I wanted it to do.