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2.5/4
Michael Clayton review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 10/29/12
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 people's taste for so called "thrillers." This felt more like a drama and documentary with an all too predictable conclusion, which could have been presented earlier if it weren't for the plot twist and turns. Michael Clayton clearly expresses how corporations can become corrupt to cover an industry secret, if it were only presented in a better fashion rather than extending numerous characters, when in fact you only need 2-3 figures to make this work and watchable.
