| Michael Clayton (Widescreen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Actors: George Clooney, Michael Countryman, Susan Egbert, Jordan Lage, David Lansbury
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  214 reviews
Sales Rank: 943
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 120
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: WARD114256D
UPC: 085391142560
EAN: 0085391142560
ASIN: B00121QGPY
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: February 19, 2008
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2008 Run time: 119 minutes Rating: R
Amazon.com
George Clooney's performance drives this tense corporate thriller from Bourne trilogy screenwriter James Gilroy, who makes his directorial debut here. Clooney is the eponymous "hero," a burnt-out lawyer who cleans up legal messes created by the clients of a large law firm. When a crisis materializes in the form of the firm's top shark (Tom Wilkinson) suffering an apparent meltdown while defending a shady chemical company from lawsuits, Clayton discovers not only a cover-up to deny payments to farmers injured by the company's products, but a chance to find some purpose in the face of his life's downward. Clooney (who also co-produced the film) brings soul and quiet determination to his beleaguered character, and there's excellent support from Wilkinson, Sydney Pollack (also a co-producer), and Michael O'Keefe; Gilroy's script also does a solid job of stacking the deck against Clayton as he attempts to ferret out the truth behind the cover-up. Unfortunately, the film settles for a pat conclusion that, while emotionally satisfying, feels forced and delivers an overly simplistic message (corporations can be bad; morally questionable work can make one feel dirty). And Tilda Swinton is wasted in a thankless role as the chemical company's nerve-wracked and unsympathetic legal counsel. Still, Clooney fans will appreciate this fine addition to his growing roster of flawed heroes. -- Paul Gaita
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Worth it November 14, 2008
I would have liked to watch this again. Saw it once. I enjoyed the performances, and the quiet but deadly build-up. As I recall, no car chases, which is a blessing in any movie. Tilda Swinton's role as the unraveling robot is masterful. Clooney plays a corporate burnout well enough to be one. Some people call it predictable, but I did not find it so, because I viewed it more as a character study that a plot-driven story. The guy who plays Clooney's friend has a great turn at a monologue that shows how clever -- and sane -- he is, despite everyone believing he's nuts.
 GOOD MOVIE November 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
THIS MOVIE WAS GOOD BUT NOT THE TYPE OF CHARACTER THAT GEORGE CLOONEY SHOULD HAVE PLAYED
 A top notch thriller November 1, 2008
George Clooney portrays a really pushed to the wall attorney which
portrays a modern day possible situation which may be happening right
in our own back yard. This film keeps you on the edge of your seat with
just a minimum of tapering off of action so you may catch your breath.
Huzzah for lawyers October 31, 2008
Michael Clayton is a fairly fast-paced look at the life and struggles of the titular character, a 'fixer' at a prestigious law firm. Filled with great performances and enough suspense and intrigue to keep me interested, I greatly enjoyed it. One small quibble I had was with the ending - it seemed somewhat out of place with the rest of the movie. Overall, though, a highly enjoyable experience.
Tangentially, my favorite scene was when Clooney confronts Tom Wilkinson's character in an alley - great work by the latter there.
 not very interesting October 30, 2008
This isn't one of George Clooney's better movies. Right from the beginning the movie demands a LOT of your attention, or you will end up very confused in a matter of 5 minutes. The suspense or mystery wasn't really intriguing to me, and the only part that really interested me was when George's character pulled over to some field, seen some unusually quiet horses, then his car blew up behind him, shocking him badly (and shocking the viewers too- didn't see THAT coming!)
After that scene, you really need to pay close attention to everything else to understand what's going on.
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