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Michael Clayton (2007)
Phenomenal script writing
While this movie was excellent, reading the script is even more impressive. Go here: http://www.script-o-rama.com/table3.shtml, and see how a truly gifted scriptwriter is able to paint entire scenes for us with just a few well-chosen words. Tony Gilroy has truly set the bar for excellence in scriptwriting with MICHAEL CLAYTON. George Clooney is perfect in the role of Michael, a lost soul in mid-career crisis. As we probably expected at the beginning of the film, his conscience wins out, and he "does the right thing" at the end of the movie. HOW he does it is what makes this film such compelling viewing. However reading the script is where the real fun comes in. Gilroy's concise use of words... how brilliantly he portrayed action and settings and characters... that's the true beauty of MICHAEL CLAYTON. I strongly urge anyone who has seen this film to also read the script. Tony Gilroy is an amazingly talented writer. Hats off to him!
Monk: Mr. Monk's Favorite Show (2009)
Too goofy, even for Monk
We love this character, and like other Monk fans we have been looking forward to the first new Monk show of their last season. Unfortunately, this first episode was a big disappointment due to the silly portrayal of a Brady Bunch family in which Monk was dressed in goofy clothes and sporting an Afro. There were some occasional good lines, as always in Monk episodes, but this one really fell flat compared to most other Monk shows. Perhaps the intent of the producers is to diminish our enjoyment of Monk and the show so much that by the end of the season we won't care if it goes off the air or not. Since that seems like a rather lame strategy, we're hoping the rest of the year will produce much better written episodes! If not, Monk's last season is going to make for a disappointingly long winter....