George Clooney plays a law firm ‘fixer’ whose latest assignment requires him to contain the leading partner’s descent into insanity-slash-moral-absolutism, which threatens to sabotage a multi-billion dollar case. Of course all is not as it seems, but just barely, which makes Michael Clayton an atmospheric, unsurprising film that’s good but not great. Fortunately we get to watch Tilda Swinton steal the film out from under Clooney’s feet. B-.
Oct 29, 2007