michael clayton
I haven't much time left awake, gotta succumb to the "disease" of siesta. So I'll be done in a trice.
In short, a increasingly suspenseful thriller, with powerful, convincing twists and perfect narrative drive. Definitely one of the best films. But not the best I've watched. It though keeps you at your seat's edge, it isn't the type of suspense which keeps you on your toes.
George's portrayal was accurate, up with his job of portraying characters with miens of professionalism. With the Oceans' series, this is certainly one of them. But I personally felt Tilda performed her part as a supporting actress than George performed his as the lead actor. George is a rather static character in the film, and hence not too much character development to talk about (although it's a good amount, but that's perhaps as far as its potential), but the director cleverly used this to develop other characters, like Tilda's character, and Arthur, never forgetting to underline the severity of this conspiracy.
Cinematography was GREAT, but not excellent like what we see in movies like V for Vendetta or Sunshine. The music was also complementary, it's one of the few films which made me want to download the soundtrack. Concordantly, the all made me go "whoa" several times in the film as filmmakers use other characters to counter-develop George's wit and intelligence. Most of all, despite all these outstanding developmental aspects of the film, the plot, circumstances and story was remarkably
realistic. And it's not very easy to make a successful conspiracy-busting film without crossing the border to fantasy.
So well, another film in my recommended list so far in 2008 (not arranged in any fashion):
-American Psycho
-Sunshine
-Fountain
-Michael Clayton
-Empire of the Sun
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