Customer Ratings & Reviews

George Clooney brings his A-grade in this heart pounding legal thrill ride.

Great movie, great acting. Good story line. Perfect ending.

George Clooney is an all time favorite and he is good in almost any movie he ever made.

A great, well crafted suspense thriller that has fantastic cinematography.

I am still impressed my the direction of this movie.

Michael Clayton is tired of his life. He's a "fixer" for a major law firm, meaning that he must deal in deviousness and the problems of rich businesses, and this job has drained him both emotionally and physically and has cost him his marriage and his relationship with his son. Arthur Edens, a friend of Michael's, is the top defense attorney of a fertilizer corporation called U-North in a lawsuit involving health issues that were caused by their products, and during the negotiation process Edens has a breakdown, causing him to strip down and chase a plaintiff through a parking lot. Michael is brought in to repair the disastrous process, but in dealing with Arthur and the information about the lawsuit Michael discovers information that leads him to question his purpose, and his investigation of the matter puts his life in danger. This film is much like a John Grisham novel, both in its dealings with legal issues and its realistic dangers and twists. Tony Gilroy (who co-wrote the Bourne trilogy)makes his directorial debut with this film, and his calm and thoughtful pacing is admirable. This is a very mature thriller, one that is undeniably geared toward adults. This is not a slam-bang film. There are no carchases or gunfights (or really guns at all, for that matter), and because of that fact, the acting, which is fantastic, bears the major weight of the film. George Clooney perfectly expresses the exhaustion of his character and Tilda Swinton, in her Oscar-winning role creates a corporate employee who must control a disaster by any means necessary. Tom Wilkinson, however, is the real reason to see the film. His tormented guilt and madness, which slowly converts itself into a conscience-driven reversal of purpose truly moved me, and although all of the other principal actors were FANTASTIC, Wilkinson truly stuck out of the rest. I highly recommend this film. It is smart and intricate, and in the current film market, it is entirely unique.

I thought Michael Clayton was going to be a gamble. I didn't think I would like it, but I got it and I did. This is actually a really good movie. The movie starts from the end, jumps back to the beginning and proceeds back to the end. The one thing I don't get is the horses. You'll see what I mean when you see them. Michael Clayton is a clean up lawyer, or as he calls it a janitor. He has a lot of troubles to deal with as well as a huge conspiracy to try and cover up for his law firm. Events unravel which make some very entertaining watching. This movie is about 2 hours long, but it does go by rather quickly due to being very enthralled by the story.

i thought this movie was a really cool moive. clooney is awesome! a couple legal terms used may go over your head but its pretty easy to understand what they are talking about. great ending, it was very exciting with little action (which is hard to do). the part with the horses is from that book his son was talking about. he see's a picture of horses on a hill in the book then see's it in real life as well. overall i thought it was a really great movie and i catch something new everytime i watch it. you should deffently get this movie.

This movie is not nearly as good as most critics made it out to be (Richard Roeper [of Ebert & Roeper]declared it was the best movie of the year!). Clooney is great, he always is when he does serious drama. Sydney Pollack and Tilda Swinton are terrific. The weakest part of this movie is the script, but overall this is a great movie to watch as you spoon with your honey-bunny on the couch. Rent this one, don't buy!!!

This is one of those movies you have trouble reflecting on after you've seen it. I really enjoyed this movie the two times Ive watched it and things became clearer the second run through. This movie is definitely worth buying or I might even recommend renting this and then buying it.

Nominated for Best Picture... I'm not so sure about that but it is a good movie. Clooney plays a lawyer/janitor(you'll understand after watching) who becomes disillusioned with his job. Without giving away too much plot, it is definately worth picking up.

This movie was much more exciting than I expected it to be. Although some of the legal jargon went over my head, the fact that I was engrossed in something that I know very little about was a testament to this great film. Excellent performances all around.

this is a good suspense movie a must see. this movie looks great on blu-ray dvd the picture look 100% better.

this movie rocks and really george gets better in his movies...enjoy

it was a great movie that i bought on black friday and was a great watch

Good movie over all but does have a few slow parts.

Great movie. George clooney is perfect in his role.

This is an interesting movie that may confuse some people. I have never seen another movie like this. There is not much excitement in this film, but the suspense could keep some on the edge of their seat.

Clooney is like John Wayne; he does himself in every movie. I thought the story was interesting but maybe a little dull and the storyline was maybe a little bit overly ambitious.

this movie is long and drawn out and is a little to precdictable for me seems like its already been done the only good the is that george clooney is in the movie.