Michael Clayton has an important story to tell, but is sometimes overly stifling in its stuffy pretenses.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 10, 2023

There is a lot to admire in [Michael Clayton] regarding corruption and personal responsibility. You may, however, want to cut out before [the end].

| Sep 8, 2023

The multifaceted pieces of the film are well orchestrated and the performances strong, although the movie's beginning is somewhat chaotic.

| Mar 5, 2021

This is Clooney at his brooding best, in a solid drama with an ending as explosive as its beginning.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 26, 2020

Michael Clayton remains utterly enigmatic...

| Oct 1, 2020

George Clooney anchors a top-notch ensemble cast in this powerful legal thriller.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 15, 2020

Michael Clayton is a legal suspense thriller that manages to get our attention from the very moment that the picture appears on the screen.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 6, 2020

The deeper you get into "Clayton," the more it becomes apparent that this is a masterful character study of how people react when pushed to the brink.

| Nov 21, 2019

A deliberately paced, endlessly riveting, highly suspenseful work that captivates and thrills with an assured hand.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 6, 2019

The storytelling is so good I simply got caught up, and, as for George, he is seriously, seriously good... Here, his performance is passionate, subtle and right on the money.

| Aug 23, 2018

[Tony] Gilroy directs with a cool hand and an underplayed sense of drama, letting the words and the performances carry the film.

| Dec 16, 2017

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 18, 2011

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 17, 2011

There's a lot of skill involved in Michael Clayton and an understated, ambiguous hero that's becoming rare in modern film. Even if under its subtle surface there isn't really much there, the surface is good enough to make it worthwhile.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Apr 8, 2011

Equates serious inquiry with inert filmmaking

| Aug 27, 2009

If I had to sum this movie up with one word, it would be tense.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 18, 2008

[A] smoldering corporate thriller.

| Oct 18, 2008

Grisham for exceptionally bleeding hearts

| Original Score: 68/100 | Aug 9, 2008

Michael Clayton definitely has its heart in the '70s.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 1, 2008

Malo je gledatelja koji od prve ne%u0107e shvatiti tko su u filmu pozitivci a tko negativci.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Apr 10, 2008