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If you can get past the constant, blatant product placement by American Airlines and Hilton Hotels, with cameo appearances by Hertz and Chrysler, you might get a laugh or two out of the movie Up In The Air.
Joanne and I walked to our neighborhood movie theater, the Capital, last night. It was brisk—18 degrees—but a spectacular full moon accompanied us. We were hoping for a fun diversion from reality, and UITA provided it. The acting was good and the plot—a brief interlude in the life of a professional hit man who fires people at firms who don't know how to do it themselves—amusing in a dark, this-is-the-world-we-live=in way.
If you want Hollywood escapism and a few laughs, check out UITA. Joanne's advice is wait until it hits the bargain theaters (it will be a lot better for five bucks than for nine). If you want to see a real movie about people you might care about, find where Precious is playing and see it.
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