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Michael Clayton
Michael Clayton: I'm not the guy you kill. I'm the guy you buy off! Are you so blind that you can't see that? I sold out Arthur for 80 grand. I'm your easiest problem and you try to kill me?
If someone were to asked me, What Can Americans Do Better Than Anyone? I think I would say, "Make movies."
George Clooney in Michael Clayton, is a good example. Clooney is a lawyer; playing a kind of typical George Clooney character, much like he played in Syriana without being overweight.
Although George walked around with, as we NC types say, the "hang dog"(browbeaten, defeated) look the entire movie, he was very effective.
My daughter says that most movies have a middle, meaning some boring aspects that move slowly. No middle in Michael Clayton. This movie is about the lengths that some in the corporate world will go to in order to protect profits and pursue their own ambitions-No new news here and no middle in this movie.
The villain, a female, almost stole the show. Her vulnerability with the sweating scenes and the practicing of her speeches showed an intensity that kind of made the movie.
Tom Wilkerson plays a manic depressive lawyer and plays a key role. He is probably the best character actor around. The guy can pull off believability that is right on target. There were some issues that could have been a little more fully explored like the Wilkerson character's bipolar condition, but then there might have been a middle. KT
Good movie. Two parachutes.
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