{"id":8504,"date":"2010-05-24T02:58:23","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T01:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=8504"},"modified":"2010-05-24T02:58:23","modified_gmt":"2010-05-24T01:58:23","slug":"uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-24th-may-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2010\/05\/24\/uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-24th-may-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD & Blu-ray Releases: Monday 24th May 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Up In The Air<\/a><\/strong> (Paramount): One of the most acclaimed films of last year was this comedy-drama about a man (George Clooney) who specialises in firing workers in a smooth and efficient manner because managers have outsourced this difficult process.\u00a0Addicted to travel, air miles and an open relationship with a fellow traveller (Vera Farmiga), he is alarmed when his boss (Jason Bateman) makes him train a new recruit (Anna Kendrick) who advocates firing people via video-link.<\/p>\n

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Directed by Jason Reitman, it manages to combine breezy, observational comedy with more serious themes of work and finding love. The script even updates the themes of the book to the current era (one sequence is dated as happening in February 2010) by having recently fired workers essentially play versions of themselves.<\/p>\n

Clooney is perfectly cast in the lead role and the supporting cast is generally excellent with Farmiga, Kendrick and Batemen contributing fine work.\u00a0The technical aspects of the film are first rate across the board; with Dana Glaubetman\u2019s editing worthy of special mention as it helps keep proceedings ticking along beautifully.\u00a0Compared to Reitman\u2019s previous films, it has the delicious wit of Thank You for Smoking and the unsentimental emotions of Juno, but actually surpasses both in terms of mixing up the light and heavy elements.<\/p>\n

The HD transfer is of the high standard you might expect from a contemporary Hollywood studio and although this isn\u2019t the kind of film that is a banquet for the eyes, the Blu-ray looks wonderfully clean and sharp.\u00a0[Buy it on\u00a0DVD<\/a> or\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The special features include the following extras, which are all in high definition:<\/p>\n