"Michael Clayton" Review: Yes, Go See It
Posted on Mon Oct 15, 2007 at 01:24:29 PM EST
Tags: Michael Clayton (all tags)
I saw the new George Clooney movie, Michael Clayton, yesterday. I'm not much of a movie reviewer, since I have a hard time writing without spoilers, but I will say: Yes, go see it. It's very suspenseful. Clooney is better than terrific as the law firm's "fixer" cleaning up the messes of its big clients. Sydney Pollack is great as the head of the law firm.
The movie opens with the present, then goes back to the past to explain which was both helpful and added to the suspense.
Some of the casting choices struck me as odd. Others were dislikeable (like the Westchester couple whose whiny scene went on too long. The point was made in the first two minutes.) I can think of many different actors I would have preferred to have seen in the supporting roles.
A few of the scenes were improbable to me. But, it's fiction. My favorite parts were the scenes with the real criminal fixers and the ones with the kid who plays Clooney's young son.
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The very, very last scene struck me as a cop-out, almost like they focus-grouped several and decided to go with an ambiguous one, but it was clever and everyone in the theatre I was in hung around till the last credit rolled to make sure that was really the end.
It's a very good film that will hold your interest and keep you guessing. It will probably garner a number of number of awards. So yes, go see it.
If you've seen it, please let us know what you thought in the comments.
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