10-28-2007, 05:16 AM
Oh my god, the Queen and I went to the movies. I think we figured the last film we left the house for was Transformers. What happened to us? It used to be five movies a day. And now nothing for almost three months. Could it be that movies sucked this summer? At least big time Hollywood movies did, not Bollywood or Korean cinema, I'm sure.
Michael Clayton is old time Hollywood film making. Big stars. Lavish sets and good story. And isn't that George Clooney dreamy?
Clooney plays Clayton a clean up man for a major law firm that is in the midst of handling a $3 Billion dollar class action suit against it's client uNorth. Think ADM.
The thing I like best about this movie is it doesn't stop to explain things. It doesn't waste time introducing the characters and telling you what they do and where they are going. It voyeur time. It's up to you to figure out what's going. Almost as if you are a participant in the story. It's starts with Clooney playing poke and then racing out to Westchester in the middle of the night to help with client who has been involved in a hit and run. On the way home, his car explodes while he is out of the car looking at some horses.
It's all very fast paced and eventually answers all the question. There's a reason why it's bad he was playing poker in the Chinese laundry. It all hangs togethr nicely. There's even a few loose ends to figure out for yourself.
You can wait for the DVD on this one. The film isn't about lavish cinematography, it's about story and characters. And while the characters are pretty stock, the story is pretty good. I especially liked the ongoing meltdown of the legal counsel for uNorth.
Michael Clayton is old time Hollywood film making. Big stars. Lavish sets and good story. And isn't that George Clooney dreamy?
Clooney plays Clayton a clean up man for a major law firm that is in the midst of handling a $3 Billion dollar class action suit against it's client uNorth. Think ADM.
The thing I like best about this movie is it doesn't stop to explain things. It doesn't waste time introducing the characters and telling you what they do and where they are going. It voyeur time. It's up to you to figure out what's going. Almost as if you are a participant in the story. It's starts with Clooney playing poke and then racing out to Westchester in the middle of the night to help with client who has been involved in a hit and run. On the way home, his car explodes while he is out of the car looking at some horses.
It's all very fast paced and eventually answers all the question. There's a reason why it's bad he was playing poker in the Chinese laundry. It all hangs togethr nicely. There's even a few loose ends to figure out for yourself.
You can wait for the DVD on this one. The film isn't about lavish cinematography, it's about story and characters. And while the characters are pretty stock, the story is pretty good. I especially liked the ongoing meltdown of the legal counsel for uNorth.
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit
