MICHAEL CLAYTON's biggest sin is that it's just plain boring. The film gives us no reason to root for George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, or anyone else in the film. I didn't care about this guy's life or his problems, and I wound up shutting off the movie right around the beginning of the third act.
Will someone tell my why this is getting critical acclaim (says the only guy on Earth who doesn't hate ZARDOZ)?
