Quickie Review: Up in the Air
It is very rare that a film touches the pulse of American culture, Ford’s Depression-era The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and the postwar malaise of Wyler’s Best Years of Our Lives (1946) come most readily to mind; Up in the Air belongs in this category. Director Jason Reitman unapologetically shows a side of American life that is sort of hushed up in Hollywood: the Great Recession, and its palpable effect on the middle class. He spends time and care demonstrating the human toll of lay-offs;…
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