Michael Clayton - A Masterpiece

I generally do not watch Oscar-nominated movies. The reason being that they are usually the typical drama-type movies, with long never-ending stories that run for over 150 minutes. But this year, the Oscars panel seems to have a change in taste and the movies that have been chosen have a lot of commercial flavor in them. All the movies have stories that have the capability to pull audiences of different choices to watch the movies.

So coming back to Michael Clayton, this one is a complete George Clooney movie. From scene one where he makes an entry as a gambler, to the scenes where he is shown as an efficient lawyer till the last scene where he a judicious decision, he carries the entire movie on his shoulder. The mind blowing climax is what makes the movie so good.

Acting wise, Tom Wilkinson and Tilda Swinton have also done a good job. The movie starts off by showing a few cut scenes that are someway related (Clooney being the common factor in most of the scenes) but it does not make any sense at that point in time. It is only in the last half an hour that all the puzzle pieces come together and you understand the plot of the movie.

The cinematography is also amazing. Some scenes like the ones where Clooney stands near the horses, the one where he sees the photo-copied pages of the secret report, are some of the scenes that get glued to your memory.

I have not seen the other Oscar nominated movies. But my heart says that this one will grab the throne!