Michael Clayton: In Review

Michael Clayton: In Review

"Michael Clayton" is, certainly, one of the best films that we've seen from 2007 so far. That being said, it is not completely perfect but it isn't too far off either. To keep this brief, the actors are what make this film as great as it was. George Clooney turns a career best performance, surpassing his Academy Award winning role in "Syriana" by at least a mile, that may or may not end up making the cut. Best Actor is pretty open for a new contender and Clooney isn't that bad of a choice. Tom Wilkinson steals the show as Arthur Edens, an attorney who strips naked in a meeting room and professes his love to the plaintiff in the case he has been working on. Wilkinson's performance is one of the best supporting roles of the year. To put this into perspective, if this film were released last year then he would have gotten a nomination for sure. He is spectacular. Tilda Swinton, although gathering lots and lots of buzz, does a great job but it is not necessarily, in my book, worthy of a nomination. That being said, I seem to be alone on this. I wouldn't be disappointed at all if she ended up with one but she won't be making my end of the year list. The screenplay is full of jargon and great diction which proves to work for the better as it creates an undeniably strong screenplay that deserves to be honored. It's a great film that I most definitely recommend, it is very worth seeing. B+