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Michael Clayton (2007) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
778 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.89/4 |
# of Ratings: |
279 |
Genres: |
Drama, Thriller |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 10/12/2007 |
DVD Release: |
02/19/2008 |
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Director: |
Tony Gilroy |
Actors: |
George Clooney
Pamela Gray
Sydney Pollack
Tom Wilkinson
Michael O'Keefe
Tilda Swinton |
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Plot Outline:
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Michael Clayton is a "Clean up man" or a "Fixer" at a law firm that fixes people's legal problems by pulling strings of politicians and powerful people.
He gets involved in a case that wreaks of corruption. He tries desperately to get to the bottom of why the lead attorney has quit the case and gone missing. -- Josh C
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Hogan 01/14/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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2/4 |
This was not as good as i expected it to be. I was disapointed by the plot. The best part was the end when he gets even for his friend. It was alright but not something i would buy, glad i rented it |
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mitchellyoung 08/13/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
4/4 |
Michael Clayton is a film that requires your entire attention. Its involving and intricate plot contains quick detail, doublecrosses, political speak, and other high concept scenes that can be confusing on first viewing. What makes the film work is the commanding performance of Clooney and the supporting stars of Tilda Swinton and Tom Wilkinson, who breathe life into what would otherwise be a very confusing screenplay. The film doesn't overplay its hand, but lets its brand of intrigue unfold naturally, building the tension with each scene. An understated masterwork. |
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10/29/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Michael Clayton review |
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A typical overrated slow-burner such as No Country for Old Men which was hyped in the Academy Awards. Films such as Godfather II, Magnolia, JFK, All The Presidents Men, Incendies (list goes on as mentioned in one of the one's this rater has created) were lengthy but each scene from start to finish were engaging, detailed and entertaining. Michael Clayton is a "fixer" of a law firm and discovers the real story of the class action lawsuit against U-North, an agricultural products conglomerate. The Insider was even better than this this with the similar process (but involved the tobacco giants and effects of their products). Wilkinson was evidently better than Clooney on this picture and should have been praised. Oftentimes the Oscar's prove wrong, this is one of them depending on peopl... |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
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03/31/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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"Michael Clayton" by Yojimbo |
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Michael Clayton is an ex-ADA who now works as a fixer for a corporate law firm. When his old friend and mentor seemingly has a psychological break while defending another corporate giant he is called in to "handle" the situation. I must admit that this film had me hooked right from the incredibly intense monologue from Tom Wilkinson that opens the film. It plays out like a corporate Cold War film; the fact is that the plot will be very familiar to anyone who has seen a few legal dramas and the conclusion has a definite air of inevitability about it. But it's the journey there that makes it so worthwhile. Wilkinson is superb as the corporate slave who has a life changing catharsis, as is Clooney as the complex and morally ambiguous Clayton and Tilda Swinton as the immoral but anxiety riddl... |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
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07/08/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Astute and Consistent |
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I truly wanted to like it more than I did because its dark tone is pitch-perfect, the script is stellar, and the characters are fascinating. In the end, I must admit, I needed that extra "oomph" that could make my heart race. I didn't get it so I was somewhat disappointed. The closest it came to was the last twenty minutes because everything seemed to be at stake. George Clooney continues his streak of making interesting political films. Tilda Swinton is smart and conniving and I loved her for it (I believe she didn't deserve an Oscar for her work here... but I do believe that she deserved an Oscar for her overall body of work in films after all these years!). Tom Wilkinson shines here because everything he said was executed with such grace and power. Watching him on screen was an absolut... |
Rating of
3/4 |
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