Stylish Narrative, solid writing, brilliant performances come out with only one thing and that’s a class of a motion picture, from my side this one would be an almost flawless movie. I feel I have not seen such a movie in years, director Gilroy and his team do not commit a lot of mistakes, Extremely recommended.
Synopsis: Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack). Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life.
Director Tony Gilroy’s Execution is brilliant, he handles all the major plot twists with exceptional deftness and holds its drama tight, I don’t think so he has left any loose ends anywhere, if yes then I was so mesmerized that I missed them. He makes sure that each and every frame leaves a deep mark on the viewer, more-over the non-linear Narrative also does not confuse, it rather heightens the effect of the screenplay.
Screenplay(Written by: Tony Gilroy) is mind blowing, the writing is close to perfect, if at all there is anything someone could find faulty, then probably it is its beginning which is a little confusing and abstract(this would be for a few people, I had no problem with it)……..this is a thoroughly content oriented screenplay, a solid plot and high on Drama, this screenplay not only plays, it builds…….
Performances by all the characters having a role, small or titular, leaves a solid impression, George Clooney is intense, dramatic, serious or simply speaking he is a powerhouse no one else could be visualized instead of him(he lost the oscar to DD Lewis, I think it was neck to neck competition, but Clooney was strong), Tilda Swinton is enchanting(I am not surprised that she was the winner of the oscar for performance in supporting role), Wilkinson is terrific, he lost his oscar but believe me it was a performance worth it…….
Music(James Newton Howard) is one of the best I’ve heard in a motion picture, the score goes on so evenly with the screenplay that you are in awe with it, outstanding score.
Technically, editing(John Gilroy) is great, almost all the scenes in the movie are adequate and not once this happens where you feel the story is cut lost, cinematography(Robert Elswit) is appropriate.
I would conclude by saying that this is a great film, this is a true dramatic legal/political thriller film(by politics I hereby mean, corporate politics), one of its kind, unique, brilliant, watch it, this is my recommendation for this weekend.
My Rating: ★★★★½(Awesome)
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