Grade: B
Michael Clayton is everything that you've heard, well deserving of every accolade given to them. The entire cast is pitch perfect, pulling you to the edge of your seat into the world of law of all things. Clooney, Wilkinson, Swinton, O'Keefe, and Pollack all show you why they are some of most well-respected powerhouses on the big screen. Every change in inflection and volume, every glare and every twitch, they impact the audience and bring life to the script. The screenplay and directing itself is a new kind of a thriller, an intellectual one that questions what we all suspected: the morals of high-venture law.
So why the mediocre grade? Simple. I was bored. I admire those who are able to enjoy this work of art from beginning to the end. It's not a mass movie, and it's not like I'm a mass viewer: just need a little bit of both. Similar to a tree that falls down and no one is there to hear it, what good is a great movie that doesn't hold the attention of the average moviegoer?
I cannot pinpoint what Tony Gilroy could've done differently or how he could've written it differently. But at the end of the day, movies are for someone's enjoyment. And this one didn't enjoy it.
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