UP IN THE AIR : one of the Best Movies of 2009

An intelligent screenplay that crackles off the screen,

genuine sexual tension between the lead actors,

a plot that's almost too painfully relevant,

and

at the film's core,

a True Romance.

It's almost like an update of another favorite film of mine;

a bittersweet, grayer version of another character

who was forever running around airports and

forever attached to his cellphone:

Jerry Maguire!!!

And speaking of painfully relevant...

I really should spend more time on the ground,

in one place; with all my frequent flying,

I can already relate waaay too much with the ups and downs

and romantic travails of George Clooney's Ryan Bingham role!!!

Ouch!