Michael Clayton - 7.5
Corporate/Political thrillers are often hard sells to me because they often center it around a convoluted conflict that in turn makes it difficult to understand what is going on and who each character is supposed, causing me to not be fully invested emotionally.
Though this film didn't necessarily avoid that, I wasn't as confused about the people and events as most corporate/political thrillers. A lot of that credit goes to both Gilroy, for his writing and directing, and Clooney, for his acting. I was also very impressed with the final half hour of the film. Without that, I don't think that it would have even received a 7.0
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