This film could have easily been boring, but this ended up being a really compelling watch. What makes it all so interesting, aside from a very intriguing story, is the dialogue. The dialogue is king in this film. The dialogue is delivered with so much intensity as well as a lot of subtlety while being laced with intrigue you can't help but get caught up into the film. You also get some really great performances especially coming from George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, and Tom Wilkinson who all turn in some of their best work. All in all, thanks to a solid sharp script, good suspense, and fantastic acting, this ended up being a really great and captivating dramatic thriller.

If there is a film out there which proves quite simply that George Clooney is a fantastic actor who is more than deserving of his status, this is it.

The final 2 minutes of this film are outstanding, as are the performances from a very fragile Swinton and Wilkinson. These performances are made only better by the breathtaking cinematography gifted to us from Robert Elswit and James Newton Howard's exceptional score.

This sheer brilliance of this film isn't obvious and there from the beginning to the end, it creeps up on you and sits with you while the credits roll, wow.

The acting in this movie is nearly flawless, if not completely flawless. George Clooney does a great job as Michael Clayton, a "janitor" who cleans up other people's messes. For me, this took a little long getting into the story and was a little hard to figure out what was happening, but the last 45 minutes just took off. Everything began to fall into place and started to make sense, and it turned this movie into a intriguing thriller. Great ending to this one as well.

A law firm fixer with personal problems of his own is caught in the middle of a corporate multi-billion-dollar lawsuit. Very cliched narrative that doesn't sink because of it's stellar cast.

Ok-ish. Clooney is good, but not the easiest watch while working!

Micheal Clayton is a movie that will require your attention from beggining to end in order for you to put the pieces together. It is a very intelligent film, but it is slow paced. George Clooney is Micheal Clayton, a fixer for a very important law firm. he is very good at what he does, but seems discontent with the life he is living and to make matters worse he is also in debt. His friend, who is a bit mad, Arther (Tom Wilkinson) is a lawyer for the same firm and realizes that one of the firms clients is hiding something and Clayton will have to make the decision of fixing the problem or listening to his friend. Clooney´s performance is Oscar worthy. Tom Wilkinson and Tilda Swinton both give terrific performances as well and their nominations are well deserved as well. Overall it is an excellent film and one that will have you thinking.

This isn't a movie that condescends to an audience with obvious exposition, attention is required. The final shot of George Clooney in the cab is utterly brilliant, it reminds the audience that while this was a movie, it is also a reality. James Newton Howard delivers a subtle and compelling score which he got an Oscar nod for. Focusing on Tilda Swinton's character in such a realistic and vulnerable way was genius; it gives us an insight into her place in corporate America, the ambition she has and the expectations placed upon her.

One of the great scripted endings. Five pages of dialogue that tie everything together and erase a few sins. Clooney's best role not named Danny Ocean.

A tidy film, a good yarn, well made, modest, an honest flick and what have you - entertaining - did it give me a little bit of thrill like marvellous movies can? - not really. And I don't think anyone smiled in this entire film. I love the anxious talking boy and his relationship with his dad - their love evident and real.

Expertly acted, directed, and written dramatic thriller.