An interesting film that portrays a soulless legal firm that is looking to settle a long running lawsuit and stop substantial damages being awarded to people affected by a companies product.
George Clooney plays Michael Clayton a legal "fixer" or janitor as he puts it, who gets to do all the dirty work and arranging that makes such companies tick. In the film there is not much evidence of what his special talents are, but you get a feel that he is has a long held position in the firm doing this role.
On the case the legal firm is looking to close, Clayton is asked to try and stop the legal genius behind the case from going off the rails and exposing the fact the firm knows full well that the companies product was dangerous. He starts to do this but then becomes increasingly disillusioned when he discovers what is going on. In the end he turns on the legal firm and captures evidence that would mean the case would collapse.
A good film and does a good job of describing both the corporate soulless face of typical big American companies and employees, and the behind the scenes reality and shady dealings that go on from day to day.
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