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Continuing to up his personal ante as a dramatic actor since winning the Oscar for Syriana, George Clooney delivers his latest excellent performance in "Michael Clayton." Clooney plays a bagman in a prestigious law firm, where his duty is to be 'the janitor.' His job is to head for whatever client is in the worst mess and to clean it up with the least amount of residual damage. It's sleazy and he knows it, but he knows he's good at it.
But he starts to feel the tug of his moral compass when his best friend (Oscar nominated Tom Wilkinson) has a nervous breakdown while defending a chemical company. Seems he's discovered that U-North is guilty as they get and wants to save the family of the young lady he is supposed to be thwarting. The firm sends in Clayton to rescue the case from impending disaster...but soon he finds himself in the middle of more than he bargained for. Think of it as Erin Brockovich with intrigue.
U-North is ready to get ruthless, and Oscar winner Tilda Swinton plays the boss of the company with a thin veneer of sweating fear around her tightly controlled executive prowess. The final scene, where Clooney confronts her, is a marvel. The movie avoids pandering and - even at two hours - is tightly edited for the story. If you're looking for a sophisticated legal drama, this is Sydney Pollack at his finest.
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If you like taut action, extremely well crafted and directed, then Michael Clayton is a must-add to your collection. In the lead role, George Clooney is compelling and believable, backed up with a super supporting cast including Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton (for this role). Woven around the intricacies and inner workings of big-time law firms and corporations, the pacing is extraordinary, the dangerous technique of beginning the film with part of the resolution is carried off perfectly, and the final few scenes blend both pathos and justice.
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To me, it's "just another lawyer movie". Don't get me wrong, it's a great story, but it's been done so many times, that in the end... it gets boring.
I did not find Clooney's acting to be out of this world or even extraordinary. I found it quite plain and void of feelings. Didn't feel any interest in any of the characters.
I also didn't understand why Swinton got an Oscar, she didn't give that great a performance.
I did enjoy the cinematography, the editing, Tom Wilkinson's acting, and the last scene between Clooney and Swinton.
That said, don't watch if you're tired, as the film can be slow at times.
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After hearing so much buzz about the movie, I finally sat down and watched it. It was decent, but not nearly as good as I would have hoped. This is one of those movies I watched, kinda shrug at the end and then never watch again. The story is okay, though I have seen it before in various degrees in other films. The acting is good. The directions is a bit on the slow side. It takes forever for the payoff, and the payoff is not really worth the wait. I would rent this before considering purchasing.
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Michael Clayton is an ex-criminal lawyer who apparently burned himself out as a prosecutor a decade and a half ago and then went to work for a large Manhattan firm, where he has settled into an uncomfortable, frequently unpleasant niche as the firm's "fixer" -- what he refers to as a "janitor," cleaning up other people's messes. You want a congressman bought, a hit-and-run handled, a green card obtained, you go see him. The firm has been involved for years in a class action suit in which U-North, a huge agribusiness corporation, is accused of killing off a couple of hundred small farm operators with carcinogenic chemicals, and it's all coming down to the wire when the lead attorney, a manic depressive, goes off his meds and publicly off his nut, and then begins making the case for the other side. U-North can't have that, especially since there's a highly incriminating memo floating around. Karen Crowder, the new corporate counsel, anxious for a win to kick off her career, can only think of one way to handle the situation. What's a murder or two compared to a $3 billion lawsuit, right? The story starts in media res and it takes a little while to figure out just what's going on -- just like real life -- but it will suck you right in in very short order. The characterization is multidimensional, the numerous subplots and bits of business are beautifully woven into the main action, and the dialogue is extremely good. This dark and thoroughly gritty film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay, but the only winner was Tilda Swinton as the amoral Crowder. This is George Clooney's best serious work in a long time.
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