A lot of people count on that Michael Clayton is George Clooney’s best performance. The legal thriller was given an impressive selection of Oscar nominations, including a nomination for Clooney and a best supportive actor award for Co-Star Tilda Swinton.
In the US, it is currently streaming on Prime Video and Paramount+, while in Australia they can catch it on SBS demand. And if you are in the UK, it will be available on one of the best free streaming services, Samsung TV Plus, from May 2nd. If you haven’t already seen it, you’re in a really treat.
Why is Michael Clayton one of Clooney’s best films?
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The combination of movie star Charisma, which Clooney naturally has in Spar, and a morally complex character often makes film magic. This is certainly the case here where Clooney plays the titular fixer who takes care of his law firm’s dirty work and then is drawn into a cover. And Tilda Swindon’s Oscar was well deserved.
“Michael Clayton Definitely has his heart in the 70s, “MSNBC said. It’s a compliment as some of the best films of that decade had defective protagonists who were not stereotyped good guys. Sydney Morning Herald agreed and said” It is a shrouded thriller with a cool intelligence, the kind of movie Redford or Newman would have jumped for 15 or 20 years ago. “
Filmmus (no link available, sorry) was impressed with Clooney’s acting “His performance here is rich and deep and layered, and seeing him work through his series of reactions is hugely moving. It gives a strong center for the legal thriller that swirls around him”-The New York Daily News said “Any performance in this movie is spot-on.”
“George Clooney is wasting nothing in his best performance and the movie is just as breathtakingly effective,” said the Midwest Film Journal. “Specifications and surprises take place with methodological care, and attentive adult audiences can enjoy one of the smartest, classified legal thrillers ever made.”
Michael Clayton is streaming now on Prime Video and on Paramount+ in the US, and SBS is demanding in Ausutralia. It debuts on Samsung TV Plus UK on May 2nd.
