An average movie

Since I really enjoyed 'Michael Clayton',  I was really eager to see Tony Gilroy's following directing feature. Well, once again, Gilroy had a very interesting cast at his disposal (Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Paul Giamatti, Tom Wilkison) and they all delivered some decent performances. Furthermore, the directing was pretty good as well and the subject of the movie, industrial espionage, definitely had some potential. So, it seemed that they had all the ingredients to make another great picture but, eventually, I was not really impressed by the damned thing after all. I mean, sure, it was fairly watchable but the main issue, in my opinion, was that they tried to make this story sound complicated and clever but, at the end of the day, it turned out to be actually a simple story told in a very convoluted way. Eventually, the big difference between this movie and 'Michael Clayton' was that, while 'Michael Clayton' was a really intriguing and intelligent feature, this movie was in fact a rather fluffy and forgettable piece of generic entertainment. Eventually, in spite of its flaws, the whole thing was still well made and rather entertaining and I think it is worth a look but you shouldn't expect anything brilliant before watching the damned thing.