Up in The Air

I've realised that i've let the initial theme of this blog to get left behind whilst I witter on about films and other guff but, having never done a blog before, I thought I would need a theme to drive it forward and keep it interesting. Instead of taking that forward i'm going to talk about the films i've seen recently and just day to day stuff instead. Deal with it.
After watching Up in the Air, I looked back at it and at first glance it seemed to have everything. Note perfect performances. Check. A cruel sting in the tail. Check. Vera Farmiga naked (again). Check. It just feels like it lacks a certain something to let it be considered a modern classic.
It could be the casting of Danny McBride and Zach Galifianakis in roles not as comedic as they are famous for, making their appearance more of a distraction then anything else. It could also be that Ryan's sisters never develop into anything more than two dimensional charicatures with Melanie Lynskey being criminally underused as Ryan's younger, soon to be wed sister.
Gripes aside, I did actually love this movie. I could have watched George Clooney and Vera Farmiga sparking off of one another for another few hours after the film had ended. They're both ridiculously talented and good looking that it makes it all the more impressive that their relationship never seems forced or anything oteher than natural.
The performance of the film, however, would have to go to Anna Kendrick, who begins the film as just another young corporate drone, climbing over other peoples dead careers to get where she needs to be, and slowly unravels her facade to reveal an insecure and somewhat over conscious 23 year old.
This film is immensely watchable and any movie with a Sam Elliott cameo is fine by me. Exactly right!!!
Four stars