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 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

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

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

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

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

Clooney's glamorous intelligence is deepened by his constant hints that slickness, like corporate integrity, is just an act.

| Original Score: B+ | Feb 22, 2008

The film doesn't disappoint. It's an enveloping thriller with a cool intelligence, the kind of film Redford or Newman would have jumped at 15 or 20 years ago.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 26, 2007

Smart and thoroughly entertaining.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 20, 2007

Confident in the story's power and the moviegoers' intelligence, Gilroy uses only one explosion to own our rapt attention.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 13, 2007

George Clooney just keeps getting better and better. His performance here is rich and deep and layered, and seeing him work through his range of reactions is enormously moving. It provides a strong center for the legal thriller swirling around him.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Oct 12, 2007

This doesn't begin to deserve the Oscar nominations it's likely to get, but I had a good time with it nonetheless.

| Oct 11, 2007

Smart and exciting, Michael Clayton takes the audience on a ride whose pleasures almost sneak up on you and are all the more satisfying because of it.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 11, 2007

Dude, there's a bomb in your car.

| Oct 10, 2007

Full of plausible characters who are capable of surprising - and surpassing - your expectations.

| Oct 9, 2007

One of my favorite movies of the year.

Full Review | Oct 8, 2007

A dense trip into the gray areas of the legal world that film fans will go back to again and again like the classics that inspired it. Don't miss it.

Full Review | Oct 6, 2007

This is unequivocally a thriller for adults

Full Review | Oct 5, 2007

While the plot is complex in the telling, it unfolds onscreen with propulsive fascination.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 5, 2007

This is Gilroy's first film as director; I can't wait to see what he's got next.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 5, 2007

The ultimate showcase for the defining male lead of our time.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 5, 2007