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Article: LAW and DISORDER; Mr Fixit ... Clooney is convincing as Michael Clayton but the film is let down by its plot. Far left: Merritt Wever as Anna, and, right, Tom Wilkinson plays maverick lawyer Arthur Edens in Michael Clayton Shooting star ... Jodie Foster as Erica Bain in The Brave One.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 30, 2007
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Byline: Matthew Bond
Call me prejudiced, call me envious, but there are few things that Iwarm to more quickly than a film that sets out to be thoroughly nasty aboutlawyers and Michael Clayton certainly does that.
An agitated voiceover that we soon discover belongs to maverick litigatorArthur Edens is describing an experience that seems half-way between psychoticepisode and blinding epiphany.
It took place, he gabbles, shortly after he left his law firm's New Yorkoffices and foolishly tried to cross the road while still talking on the mobilephone.
Suddenly, he realises a wall of traffic is rushing towards him, and then ithits him.
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