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When describing this movie to people, I compare it to Network from the 70’s, which blasted money and television, except this time it’s blasting money and the food industry. This is a sleek legal thriller starring George Clooney, but I think Tom Wilkinson steals the show as the mad lawyer who saw a flash of truth and now seeks to destroy the industry that he has been paid very well to defend in court.
“Isn’t it what we wait for? To meet someone… and they’re, they’re like a lens and suddenly you’re looking through them and everything changes and nothing can ever be the same again.”
His bosses at the law firm know what a genius he is, but don’t know how to handle him so they send Clooney’s character Michael Clayton over there to “fix” things. Clayton fails, and the food company starts to take matters into their own hands. This film shows the depths of corporate greed and their focus on profits and numbers in an attempt to block out the harm they are causing. Tilda Swinton nails the newly-promoted corporate executive who seems more nervous about giving a speech than ordering a hit. The movie also sheds light on the important issue of genetically modified crops and the specific pesticides used to treat them (read: Round-Up by Monsanto). Sleek and well directed, this film snuck its way into my favorites list. Give it a shot.
9/10
