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Title: Michael Clayton

Date Viewed: 11/3/07

Details:

George Clooney

Tilda Swinton

Tom Wilkinson

Sydney Pollack

Written & directed by: Tony Gilroy

Score: +

The Review: Michael Clayton (Clooney) is a "janitor" for a very large law firm -- the person who cleans up after someone screws up. He's very good at his job, but his motivation starts to suffer when he's called upon to shepherd one of the firm's partners (Wilkinson) who's apparently gone off his med's and into an unusual behavioral space bordering paranoia. But what if he's not really crazy?

Entertaining, with some fascinating turns and twists. Clooney and Wilkinson are both wonderful, if very different.

(11-Nov-07)

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