Clooney stars as a corporate hatchetman who likes to do his business in person. This cause his character, Ryan Bingham, to fly back and forth across the US all the while accruing mileage for his frequent flyer program. He enjoys his job and the lifestyle he has become accustomed to where he is not anchored down to anything. His ultimate goal is to achieve 10,000,000 miles and be only one of seven people to ever do it. He also has a side gig as a motivational speaker. His personal and professional gets a major upheaval as new employee joins his company. Natalie Keener(Anna Kendrick) is a fresh from college new hire who has new ideas to revolutionize Bingham's industry. At this moment, Bingham meets a woman with whom he feels an attraction to and they commiserate over their travel stories as she travels frequently for her job. Anna Kendrick's character steals the film as she shadows Bingham to get a feel for what the job is actually like. Her assumptions on life and her job are given a 180 as she begins to see how life does not always live up to your expectations. Bingham has to deal with the upstart and her new ideas as he goes against everything he's learned and taught to chase after this new lady in his life. By the end of the movie, he encounters success in one aspect and failure in another aspect of his life. He continues with his life despite his failures.
Clooney's acting is charming. Kendrick is a bit over the top at times but still manages to carry herself well. I am teetering between bargain matinee and full price for this one. However, I would have to give a full price as there werent enough bad things to bring this movie down.
