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Michael Clayton
One of the smartest films of the year.
Review by Dack
Michael Clayton is quite the odd film without a specific hook, and a confusing and complex plot. It's not a quite a thriller or a drama. What's certain though, is that Michael Clayton is one of the smartest films of the year.
A “fixer” at a prestigious law firm, Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is responsible for cleaning up legal messes of clients whom are generally rich companies obviously in the wrong. A top lawyer at the firm, Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) has a mental breakdown in result of the guilt from defending a horrible company. By any means necessary, the companies CEO (Tilda Swinton) is determined to prevent Arthur from destroying the case. While being conflicted with moral questions himself, Clayton is also trying fix the Arthur situation .
Michael Clayton contains some of the best performances so far this year. Every actor seems as if they are really the character the are portraying. Tom Wilkinson gives an incredibly strong performance, playing a man shifting personalities as he looses his mind.
Surprisingly, A strong attraction of the film is the cinematography. While not groundbreaking, it works wonders for the film. In one memorable and beautifully shot scene, Michael stops his car in the middle of a foggy countryside in the early morning. He slowly walks up the to three horses at the top of a hill, and stands silently, simply watching them. Through the power of suggestive symbolism, scenes like this are what makes the film more believable and realistic.
The strongest suit of the film is also its weakest point. Michael Clayton is surely a smart and well-crafted film that warrants intelligence to be understood. Sometimes though, there are far too many characters and plot points occurring simultaneously, causing the film to be a little hard to follow. To assure everything is understood, the film would undoubtedly benefit from multiple viewings.
There is nothing revolutionary about the film, but with such strong acting and directing, it's a movie that deserves to be seen and discussed. I wouldn't be surprised nor disappointed to see Oscar nods for Michael Clayton later this year.
One of the smartest films of the year.
Review by Dack
Michael Clayton is quite the odd film without a specific hook, and a confusing and complex plot. It's not a quite a thriller or a drama. What's certain though, is that Michael Clayton is one of the smartest films of the year.
A “fixer” at a prestigious law firm, Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is responsible for cleaning up legal messes of clients whom are generally rich companies obviously in the wrong. A top lawyer at the firm, Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) has a mental breakdown in result of the guilt from defending a horrible company. By any means necessary, the companies CEO (Tilda Swinton) is determined to prevent Arthur from destroying the case. While being conflicted with moral questions himself, Clayton is also trying fix the Arthur situation .
Michael Clayton contains some of the best performances so far this year. Every actor seems as if they are really the character the are portraying. Tom Wilkinson gives an incredibly strong performance, playing a man shifting personalities as he looses his mind.
Surprisingly, A strong attraction of the film is the cinematography. While not groundbreaking, it works wonders for the film. In one memorable and beautifully shot scene, Michael stops his car in the middle of a foggy countryside in the early morning. He slowly walks up the to three horses at the top of a hill, and stands silently, simply watching them. Through the power of suggestive symbolism, scenes like this are what makes the film more believable and realistic.
The strongest suit of the film is also its weakest point. Michael Clayton is surely a smart and well-crafted film that warrants intelligence to be understood. Sometimes though, there are far too many characters and plot points occurring simultaneously, causing the film to be a little hard to follow. To assure everything is understood, the film would undoubtedly benefit from multiple viewings.
There is nothing revolutionary about the film, but with such strong acting and directing, it's a movie that deserves to be seen and discussed. I wouldn't be surprised nor disappointed to see Oscar nods for Michael Clayton later this year.
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