Review of MIKE CLAYTON

MICHAEL CLAYTON - STORY: A man who resolves problems for a law firm before they get out of hand and do damage to the firm has to contend with one of the attorneys who suddenly got a conscience and can't continue cold legal torment of families taken advantage of by a large, apparently environment-friendly company that buys up small farms.
MICHAEL CLAYTON - MESSAGE: Do the right thing, the quick fix leads to failure, today's world leads us to so many compromises with our integrity that black and white are blurred to the point where we come close to snapping.
MICHAEL CLAYTON - WIN: Michael used communication and intelligence instead of violence to win the day. He also looked to see what was going on rather than assume. His family helped him win the day. In fact, his younger brother, who had let him down, made it up to him. The criminal went down.
MICHAEL CLAYTON - LOSE: There is no moral compass. There are only people trying to survive in a corrupt world with integrity redefined as who comes out on top, no matter the methods. Doing the right thing is considered insane. This movie promotes the false idea that drugs should be used to control behavior (rather than education on morality and ethics.) I believe the movie promoted alcohol, but I can't remember, probably because I was so fascinated with the story going on.
MICHAEL CLAYTON - EFFECT ON ME: I wanted to see more of the character, more sequels. It made me realize that people need the moral compasses that I use in todays world that help them know right from wrong.
Sincerely,
Becky Mate
Script Consultant
www.virtueinthearts.com