I just saw Up In The Air (released on DVD March 9th) and it's a movie that seems to be ripped from the headlines of any paper across the country. We all know the economy over the last year or so has been terrible and thousands upon thousands of people have lost their jobs. That's where Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) comes in. Simply put, Bingham fires people for a living. I wouldn't say he enjoys the firing process but he's an expert in people management during the toughest time in many of their lives.

Bingham travels around the country almost everyday of the year. During the 20 or so days a year that he isn't in the air, he stays at his one bedroom apartment. It's empty, nothing in the closets and not even a toothbrush in the cup by the sink. Empty, just the way he likes it. He's never been married and has no children which is just the way he wants it. Nothing holding him down, nothing holding him back. He loves life on the road, that's home.

He's also a motivational speaker and he asks the question, what's in your life backpack? If it's full, it will slow you down and life is all about moving. To live is to move. His philosophy is to keep the backpack empty and live a long happy life. It works for him.

His life seems perfect, I mean he is almost to 10 million frequent flyer miles (he would be the 7th person to do so), all is right in his world. Enter Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick).

Keener is a young hot shot who is rising up the ranks in Bingham's company. She's developed a plan to cut costs, firing via web chat. Bingham wants to show her that her way isn't the right and so he takes her on the road to get her some experience in the real firing world.

While on the road he meets a woman, Alex Goran (Vera Farmiga) and they hit it off. They get together in whatever city they have connection flights. They are perfect for each other.  There is a scene where they are comparing frequent flyer miles and comparing membership cards, it's brilliant.  It's the woman of his dreams, but is he willing to change his ways? Does he want now all of the things he's never wanted before?

I am a big Clooney fan and he was great in this movie. Kendrick and Farmiga delivered great performances. All three were up for Oscars and the nominations were deserved. The on screen chemistry between all three seemed effortless which is always the point.

Director Jason Reitman (son of Ivan) nailed it. You know you are good when you can film a scene with a character packing a suitcase and capture it in a way that makes it entertaining. Seriously, I found myself not wanting those scenes to end so quickly. This could have easily been an overwhelmingly depressing movie about massive job loss across the country but it was so much more than that.

It's the goodness.