Up in the Air a romcom?

On Saturday, my beautiful friend Phil invited me to the cinema to see "Up in the Air"
I knew nothing about this film but Phil said it was a romcom. In the early stages of online dating, why not?

I have since seen a trailer of it on the telly. In all honesty I would not be tempted to go and see it on the back of this, despite it starring the truly delectably scrumptious George Clooney.

Mr Clooney plays smooth operator Ryan Bingham, whose job it is is to travel around corporate America firing people on behalf of managers who don't want to do it themselves. He loves his job, as he whizzes past long queues and through check-ins collecting the ultimate reward: air mile points. He has a side line in motivational speaking, where he tries to sell the idea of 'emptying your backpack' for a life of greater liberation. He has no wife, children, an empty flat, scant relationships with siblings; he likes this, it suits him down to the ground.

In an airport lounge he meets Alex (Vera Farmiga), a woman not unlike himself, into casual, commitment free sex.

Enter Natalie (Anna Kendrick), a young whizz kid in his company who has the great idea of sacking people via video link.

Seeing the life he loves so well about to be threatened, Ryan takes Natalie on the road with him, to show her what it's all about. This journey forces him to re-examine his life.

The film is romantic, the film is funny. Is it a romcom? I know the answer to this now, but go and watch it yourself. Just don't go on your own though - it's better to talk about what you've experienced than it is to think about it!