Media: Music, Movies, Etc. Movie Reviews Movie Renter's Guide Number 155 - February, 2008
| Movie Renter's Guide Number 155 - February, 2008 |
| Written by John E. Johnson, Jr. | ||||||||||
| Thursday, 31 January 2008 16:00 | ||||||||||
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"Michael Clayton" (SD DVD) Well, here comes the biggest problem the firm has ever had. The head attorney, Arthur Edens (Wilkinson), in a class action suit against one of their clients that makes weed killer, has stopped taking his medication (he is manic-depressive), and he now has decided to blow the whistle on the client and hand over very damaging internal memos to the plaintiffs. So, Michael's job is to reign Arthur in, make him take his medicine, and stop the potential disaster. Another attorney working on the case, Karen Crowder (Swinton), doesn't care for Michael's soft touch technique, and thinks a more direct approach is necessary. One that will result in Arthur not having to take any medicine ever again. Specifications
Commentary Tom Wilkinson's performance was incredible, and he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. Clooney was fair, but he was still nominated for Best Performance by an Actor. He lost. So did Wilkinson. Swinton won for her role, and she was spectacular at it. No Country won a bunch of awards, but as I said in the Daily Blog, I hated the ending. So did the people sitting around me in the theater. Clayton had a more satisfying ending, but it was weak nonetheless. There needs to be more creativity in the ending sequences of movies, as they represent much of what we take with us when we leave. Comments (2)
Why no hi-def reviews of some of these?
written by Ovation , February 28, 2008 Elizabeth and Clayton, as well as Gone Baby Gone all have hi-def releases, so I'm curious as to why they weren't reviewed as such (just curious, not complaining, as I think it is important to address those who've yet to make the jump to hi-def optical discs). As for the Armada sequence in Elizabeth, I was a bit surprised that you wanted more of it as most reviewers wanted less (or none at all--matter of expectations, I suppose). I've yet to see this but as I am a big fan of the original (and of Cate Blanchette), it will likely be added to my HD DVD collection (as the original already has been). The director always planned a trilogy, so you may yet see it happen. As for Ray Winstone in Beowulf, that is all CGI magic (one only need to see him in Sexy Beast or Ripley's Game to understand why). Write comment
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