In fact, it just about restored my faith in major release cinema. It is written for adults, it is mature, understated, intelligent and tautly suspenseful. A tale of morality which far outshines everything else in this genre.
George Clooney plays Michael Clayton, a lawyer in a firm who has a niche area of expertise, he is the specialist who comes in to cleanup in a manner of speak. He is like Harvey Keitel in Pulp Fiction, the 'cleaner' who comes in do the dirty work and make problems in law disappear.
Clayton cleans up client's messes, handling anything from hit-and-runs, to damaging stories in the press.
A major agrochemical client, U North, is in the verge of a settlement when its top litigator Arthur Edens has an apparent breakdown and tries to sabotage the entire case. Clayton is sent for damage control and what ensues is the most exhilarating 2hrs in the cinema for me as the complex story unfolds.
I won't reveal too much, only to give it my nod of approval and a 10/10 score.
On another food related review, we had dinner at an awesome Korean restaurant in the city before the movie.
It is the Oriental Spoon on 254 LaTrobe St, Melbourne.
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We had sizzling hotplates of Beef, Squid, and Seafood Bulgogi; Hot and Spicy soup; Korean Chicken Ginseng Soup; and all these were accompanied with heaps of lovely side dishes, kimchi and rice. For around $23 per head for 5 of us, it was good food at a fantastic value.
Next time though, I'll be more adventurous and get everyone to order the DIY barbecue sets where I saw people cook mountains of meat and vegetables on a massive hotplate to be shared around the table.
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