Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Michael Clayton (2007)****


Clooney has an uncanny ability to be cast in amazing films (We’ll forgive him for Batman & Robin and everything he did before ER). Michael Clayton is an intricate film that slowly unfolds. Tom Wilkinson deserved the Oscar nod, if not the win, for his supporting role in the film as the big business defense attorney who has a psychotic break in court. Wilkinson does one of the most convincing on-screen portrayals of bi-polar manic symptoms that I have seen. Tilda Swinton, who won an Oscar for her role in this film, proved she can also play a witch outside of Narnia. And then there is Sydney Pollack who played the head of the law film. It is interesting to see him in front of the camera for a change. What I really like about this movie is that it has a terrific ending, but still leaves you with some interesting unanswered questions.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

hey.... I liked Batman and Robin