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George is no saint in riveting thriller
MICHEAL CLAYTON DIRECTED BY TONY GILROY CERTIFICATE 15
Smooth and urbane, Michael Clayton (George Clooney in a role that fits him like one of his $1,000 made-to-measure suits) is an in-house “fixer” for one of the largest New York corporate law firms.
They defend corrupt politicians, dubious global consortiums and even try to save the careers of top executives who are about to be exposed as crooks.
Clayton’s job is to take care of any dirty work that needs doing behind the scenes to win a case or find a loophole to get a client off the hook.
A former criminal prosecutor, he knows all the dodges and, backed by the firm’s founder (Sydney Pollack), he strides the legal corridors of power with an assured step.
But beneath the successful veneer his personal life is in turmoil. Facing divorce, and trapped by gambling debts and a failed business venture, he is tied to the job because he can’t afford to quit.
Now there’s a fresh crisis looming. A multi-million dollar law suit his firm is handling has run into trouble, and
the chemical company involved seem prepared to commit murder to win. Their top attorney (a powerful performance from Tom Wilkinson) unexpectedly sabotages the case.
Why? That’s for Clayton to find out, and that’s when nasty things start happening around him.
If the plot becomes a trifle convoluted, it’s a small price to pay for a riveting drama of shady deals and dirty tricks with no holds barred.
Tilda Swinton provides the romantic interest as a rival lawyer whose career is hanging by a thread, while gorgeous George will keep female hearts a-flutter as he tries to reel her in.
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