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Year of release: 2009
Director: Jason Reitman
Writers: Sheldon Turner and Jason Reitman (Screenplay), Walter Kirn (Book)
Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, etc.

For more information on “Up in the Air”, visit Wikipedia and/or IMDb

General impression:
Jason Reitman outdoes his previous good work (“Juno” and “Thank You for Smoking” – both good movies).”Up in the Air” deals with some harsh facts – in my opinion, realistically; life is full of thinking you know the right way to live, changing your own life philosophies, elements of distraction, derailments, illusions that seem more real than any reality before them, being wrong/right all along… and so on 🙂

Highlights:
Well built, good story, appropriate acting, effective twists.

Downside:
Not much color; it’s maybe just a tad too dry for my taste, but not enough to make me dislike it.

Would I see it again? – Not soon, but yes, I would

My Rating (1 to 10): 8

Recommended: Yes

Suggestion:
You can visit http://www.theupintheairmovie.com/ to get/remember the feel of the movie.

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Year of release: 2009
Director: Nora Ephron
Writers: Nora Ephron, Julie Powell (book)
Starring: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, etc.

For more information on “Julie & Julia”, visit Wikipedia and/or IMDb

General impression:
Sweet and almost heart-warming, charmingly easy on the eye, definitely a movie made by and for women. It’s a two-hour-long culinary marathon with everyone “mmm”-ing in French cuisine delighted, very rich acting, and an unsatisfying ending.

Highlights:
Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci – all actors I like a lot! Food – which I like too. True stories of women who enjoy cooking (and eating), their paths to notoriety and success, their supportive spouses, writing, getting published, blogging, confronting fears, overcoming obstacles. The movie touched me for the subjective reason that I can relate to all these things.

Downside:
I was disappointed with the ending – a lot for the eye, and not much closure for the heart. The movie focuses on building the two main characters and their worlds, and it seemed (to me) not engaging enough.

Would I see it again? – Mmm… most likely by chance

My Rating (1 to 10): 7

Recommended: If you enjoy its genre…and great acting

Suggestion:
Don’t watch it on an empty stomach. Oh, and if you’re curious, here’s the link to “The Julie/Julia Project”: http://blogs.salon.com/0001399/

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