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Michael Clayton is a man called to save a court case put in jeopardy by a lawyer who appears to have lost his mind.

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ProducerKerry Orent, Jennifer Fox, Sydney Pollack

EAN5060002835838

eBay Product ID (ePID)61598518

Product Key Features

ActorTilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson

Film/TV TitleMichael Clayton

DirectorTony Gilroy

LanguageEnglish

Run Time115 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2008

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Commentary\Deleted Scenes

GenreThriller, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

AwardsBest Supporting Actress 2008 - Tilda Swinton, Best Actress In A Supporting Role 2008 - Tilda Swinton

Executive ProducerAnthony Minghella, Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, James Holt

Additional InformationMichael Clayton (George Clooney) is what is known in the legal world as a 'fixer', or in the character's own pejorative version, a 'janitor' who cleans up legal messes for VIPs and corporations on behalf of a prestigious New York City law firm. A former litigator, Clayton has found a niche that capitalises on his legal acumen and shrewd people skills, and yet, after 13 years on the job, finds himself increasingly disgusted with his clientele. The film covers four pivotal days of his life, in which a midlife crisis and a crisis of conscience neatly converge when he is called in to 'fix' a situation unfolding in one of his firm's hottest cases. Brilliant lawyer Arthur Edens (another powerhouse performance by Tom Wilkinson), representing a huge agro-chemical corporation being hit by a class action suit, has a bipolar breakdown, compounded by guilt over his defence of a company that is probably in the wrong, but is wealthy enough to buy its innocence either way. The company's CEO (Tilda Swinton) will stop at nothing to keep Edens from sinking the case. Clayton must decide how much of Edens's mad rebellion against the company is sheer mental illness, how much is true, and how much it will cost him to do the right thing.<BR>Clooney delivers a rich performance as a hangdog and haunted man who wants to stay on the side of good, but is a little too skilled at moral margin-walking to make that an easy choice in every situation. Swinton glows as a woman who somehow won't let a tortured conscience prevent her from getting ahead. The final third of the film is as suspenseful as any courtroom drama, without ever resorting to legal-thriller cliches.

ReviewsDaily Mail - Clooney in the best screen performance of his career

ScreenwriterTony Gilroy

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleMichael Clayton

Consumer AdviceContains strong language, very strong language and sex references