Up in the Air

Variety“A slickly engaging piece of lightweight existentialism...” Impeccably groomed and with a ready answer to almost any remark anyone can throw at him,Clooney owns his role in the way first-rate film stars can, so infusing the character with his own persona that everything he does seems natural and right...

Total Film “It’s a sign of Reitman’s mounting confidence as a writer/director...” Witty, pertinent and moving, this is a sophisticated treat from a director who gets exponentially better with every picture. But it’s Clooney that makes it soar with his most accomplished acting to date. Think of this as his Jerry Maguire...

Time Out film“It’s a pleasure to watch an adult American comedy...” The film’s final announcement that even the most frequent flights of imagination have to touch down at some point is conventional and a little disappointing. But the journey is a riot while it lasts...

The Times“Ultimately Clooney’s film...” Coming from Ivan Reitman, the director of Juno and Thank You for Smoking, the film is littered with witty gags and satirical asides on the emptiness of white-collar culture...

The Telegraph“It has at its centre one of the most enjoyable couplings in some time...” Up in the Air is a witty, often delightful, adult love story that deserves most of the Oscar-love it will surely get. That it’s also glib will help rather than hinder its chances in March...

The Independent“Here is a film for the times...” The film, written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner, is consistently entertaining, though it coasts through a long middle and towards the end threatens to take a nose-dive into sentimentality...

Little White Lies“Déjà vu hits before you’ve even got to the pub...” Comfort, ease and the pointlessly rinky-dink trappings of the world around him have seduced Bingham to the point where he no longer needs human interaction, and Reitman explores this mindset with a good deal of wit and style...

Guardian“Amiable, genial, yet ­sophisticated...” Clooney's likable presence is as warm on camera as it is in voiceover. There's nothing too profound here, and yet it works well as a smart, light cosmopolitan comedy: it's a snack, rather than a meal, but expertly made...

Empire“He thrives off the film, and the film off his gift of a performance...” Oscar frontrunner? Certainly. But don’t let that drag it into some tough-but-good-for-you category. This is smart, silky, sensitive, and funny old-school movie magic...

Channel4 Film“ The film is on less phony ground when it sticks to its main man...” Focus on the process of redundancy and this man, Ryan Bingham, hired to fire employees whose bosses can't face doing so themselves, should make for a topical, zeitgeist comedy...