Review of Michael Clayton (2007) by Nick J — 09 Mar 2012

Its a good film but it gets a little pretentious towards the end of it. Swinton won the Oscar but its Wilkinson's performance that really stands out here.

This review of Michael Clayton (2007) was written by Nick J on 09 Mar 2012.

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