Crazy Heart (2009) - Jeff Bridges plays a faded Country Singer, who's boozing and playing Gigs around America to make ends meet. He meets a Girl, falls in love and the story swings around his drinking, the long-distance relationship and going back home to Texas.
Really enjoyable film and very similar to 'the Wrestler' from last year. Interesting to hear Bridges sing too, which he does quite a bit in the soundtrack and the film.
Hope he gets the Oscar for this. 8/10
Up in the Air (2009) - Clooney plays a Unemployment Counsellor who flies around the US firing people for Companies, enjoys the highlife, brief encouters with Women and forgetting his lonely-single and broken down relationship with his sisters in Omaha. A motivational speaker on the side and doesn't believe in Love or Marriage.A new graduate joins the Company and comes up with a money saving idea of how to cut costs and air miles, expenses.
The ending was quite good and original. The film as well, nothing spectacular, but a decent flick and has something for the lost guy, or the girlfriend wanting a chic-flic(ish). 7/10