The DVD we chose was Up In The Air. Directed by Jason Reitman (Juno) and starring George Clooney it is based on a novel by Walter Kirn and tells the story of Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing expert.
Ryan (Clooney) loves the life he leads, spending 290 odd days a year flying around the country "letting people go". Domesticity is not for him. His home is the airport, hotel rooms and the sky. When a young undergraduate at the company proposes that the work can be done via the internet and all staff are to be grounded to save money, his way of life is threatened. Having voiced his objections Ryan is told to take the young woman with him on his travels to see how he works. 