Thursday

Michael Clayton has been out for a while. You may struggle to find it in cinemas. Its release was not overblown. There were a few trailers on TV, and some posters on bus stops. The reviews from critics, however, have been overwhelmingly positive. This is because the film is brilliant. I had doubted seeing it. For some reason the trailer contains the worst line in the whole film: 'you think you've got them all fooled, don't you?'. Everywhere else the dialogue is excellent. The acting is superb and the direction subtle and intense. The beginning was perhaps unnecessarily complicated, but it does make the ending much more exciting. And the conclusion is one of the most satisfying I've seen. This is a movie made for people who love movies. It allows the audience space and time to figure out what is going on, never dictating to them. I'm not sure about the title. This film isn't a biography, or particularly about Michael Clayton. It's about a situation, or a type of people. I don't want to say too much about it. I loved it, and I think you will too.