GG at the Movies – Up in the Air & Nine

GG rides Up in The Air with George Clooney and then counts to Nine

Christmas vacation is traditionally a time when I see as many movies as I can.  Here are two movies I just recently went to see:

Up in the Air
Watch this movie if:

• you are a confirmed bachelor or bachelorette

• you don’t believe in commitment

• you don’t believe in marriage

• you are a frequent flyer

• you are a work-a-holic

• you are a realist

OR watch this movie if:

• you like George Clooney

• you are a hopeless romantic

• you understand what really matters in life

• you never give up

In other words, there is something for just about everyone in the film, Up in the Air.  George Clooney’s acting is superb as he evolves from the uncommitted frequent traveler who finally meets and falls in love with his feminine equivalent.  The message about life’s fleeting moments and what matters during those moments resonates loud and clear.  Clooney’s charm doesn’t get old but grows more irresistibly real with each movie. GG gives Up in the Air a strong A- . . . it’s worth your money and time to see this in the theatre.

Nine

Watch this movie if:

• a story’s plot is not important to you

Daniel Day-Lewis? Judi Dench? Sophia Loren?  Nicole Kidman?  Penélope Cruz?  Kate Hudson?  Fergie?  How can a movie with so many strong performers have such a weak story line?!  The gist is that Daniel Day-Lewis finds himself struggling with life’s purpose.  He’s having trouble coming up with his latest (9th) script, and muses about the obsessive demands in his personal life as he tries to translate that to the stage.  The result is a collective string of song and dance from these performers belting emotions about Day-Lewis.  The singing and dancing is dazzling but it doesn’t carry the film.  Thus, in contrast to the previously reviewed movie, GG gives Nine a C- . . . this is a good one to wait for the DVD or cable release.

What have you seen over the holidays?

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