EWolfe Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 There was something oddly familiar about this movie, can't quite put my finger on it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builder206 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 As in, it reminds you of some earlier film? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Good film. I liked that quiet ending in the back of the cab. I don't care what my right-wing brethren say about him - George Clooney is probably the best actor around today. "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" was da shit. I've probably watched it half a dozen times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayduke Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I can't believe I agree with Fairweather... OMG! Something is wrong... It must be the wind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I saw the preview and couldn't tell if they were saying Clayton or layton. I was saying please please please don't let it be my name. Thank god it wasn't, that would really suck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Clayton....Layton Hmmmm it's just one letter. Sounds like a slippery slope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 I saw the preview and couldn't tell if they were saying Clayton or layton. I was saying please please please don't let it be my name. Thank god it wasn't, that would really suck! I didn't see the previews, and was wondering if it was going to be George Clooney as an angst-ridden, first-ascentionist Alpinist-type (you know, change the name to protect the innocent, and all that) Great movie, and Tilda was awesome as the immoral corporate type, even down to the pasty, nervous over-worked look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Hmmm...kinda makes you think: "While "Michael Layton" isn’t played in reverse as "Memento" was, its story line nevertheless is dense and fractured. And yet the way it ultimately maneuvers through its narrative makes for one of the year’s smarter movies. George Clooney is Michael Layton, a chiropractor and fixer for the New York law firm of Kenner, Bach and Ledden, who is their go-to guy when it comes to freeing the firm’s spines out of a pinch. Though he can’t solve every problem — he admits he’s no miracle worker — Layton can rub away most "issues" that come his way, with the exception being those mushrooming in his personal life. Over the course of the movie, we learn that Michael is divorced, that he has gambling and family problems, and that he is in debt to some unseemly types who want their investment money back for an online T-shirt business Michael failed to turn into a success. If they don’t see their money soon, Michael will pay his debt in other, less pleasant ways. This is the periphery that surrounds "Layton," darkening its mood while lies and deception rot the core from within..." (Bangor Daily News) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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