Sunday, February 10, 2008
Oscar Reviews Part 2: Michael Clayton
Meh...
Apparently, lawyers are sleazy, blood-sucking whores. And, for those of you who didn't see Erin Brockovich, apparently big multi-national companies can sometimes be corrupt and amoral.
It's a good thing we have George Clooney around to tell us stuff like this, 'cause otherwise we'd never figure them out.
In a year in which there were so many other great films that broke the tired old Hollywood mold, this movie was just more of the same-old, same-old, like something generated by a plot wheel. I was distinctly underwhelmed.
Ending on a positive note, I must say it was refreshing to see Tilda Swinton playing a role that was not a magical creature or Shakespearean character. She's still kinda freaky lookin', though.
posted by Mentok @ 2:53 p.m.,
4 Comments:
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At 1:08 p.m.,
FiL said...
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Many years back I saw Tilda Swinton --the real deal-- up close & personal in a plexiglass box. She was asleep...
Don't believe me? Have a look here. -
At 8:03 p.m.,
Mentok said...
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You know, I had no idea her full name was Matilda.
I can see why she went for the contraction, though. She probably made that decision when she was 10. Seriously, who names their kid Matilda in this day and age? ;-) -
At 8:39 p.m.,
Scotsman said...
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I think it might even be Mathilda, even more strange. She does seem to specialise in the roles you mentioned, that and narration.
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At 9:53 a.m.,
Mentok said...
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Oh, yes, how could I forget her narration!
Sometimes I think Tilda Swinton is just a CGI creation of some voice actor. Fil's alleged sighting of her could have been a mannequin, since she was "asleep" the whole time.
