Up in the Air

"Up in the Air takes the trust people once had in their jobs and pulls out the rug. It is a film for this time (...) This isn't a comedy. If it were, it would be hard to laugh in these last days of 2009. Nor is it a tragedy. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" 

"Laughs and heartbreak meld seamlessly in this brilliant character drama. (...) It's rare for a movie to be at once so biting and so moving." 

"One of the pleasures of 'Up in the Air' is that its actresses (...) share the frame with Mr. Clooney as equals, not props." 

"A rare and sparkling gem of a movie, (...) 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." 

"It makes air travel look appealing and will have you cheering for a guy whose job is to bring misery into the world" 

"[A] warm, smoothly made comedy (...) At its best, 'Up in the Air' invents new realms for old Hollywood sophistication (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)" 

"As for Clooney, the role is just right for him. It is amiable, genial, yet ­sophisticated (...) There's nothing too profound here, and yet it works well as a smart, light cosmopolitan comedy (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" 

"[It] is consistently entertaining, though it coasts through a long middle and towards the end threatens to take a nose-dive into sentimentality"