7.6 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Michael Clayton is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach. Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life.
Starring: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Michael O'KeefeDrama | 100% |
Thriller | 25% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
French, French SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Tony Gilroy's "Michael Clayton" (2007) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of French distributors M6. The supplemental features on the disc include the film's original theatrical trailer; audio commentary by director Tony Gilroy and editor John Gilroy; footage from the press conference after the film's screening at the Deauville American Film Festival; and deleted scenes. In English, with optional French and French SDH subtitle for the main feature. Region-Free.
I am not the enemy
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.40:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Tony Gilory's Michael Clayton arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of French distributors M6.
This high-definition transfer is vastly superior to the one Warner Brothers used for their U.S. Blu-ray release of Michael Clayton. Clarity and contrast levels, for instance, are dramatically stronger. Even during the nighttime scenes, clarity is substantially improved. Color reproduction is also a lot more convincing - blacks, browns, greens, and reds are rich and well saturated, while the variety of prominent blues look fresh and natural. Edge-enhancement is not a serious issue of concern; neither is macroblocking. What really makes an enormous difference here, however, is the absence of the noise filtering the U.S. Blu-ray release was treated with. Indeed, the various close-ups, and especially the panoramic vistas (the explosion scene, for instance, looks fantastic), look absolutely beautiful. Finally, there are no serious stability issues. Blown through a digital projector, Michael Clayton looks tight, healthy and notably fresh. To sum it all up, this is a very strong high-definition transfer that does the film justice. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your PS3 or SA regardless of your geographical location. Please note that there is no problematic PAL or 1080/50i content preceding the disc's main menu).
There are two audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. For the record, M6 have provided optional French and French SDH subtitles for the main feature. When turned on, they split the image frame and the black bar below it.
The audio treatment is as impressive as the video treatment. The English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 has a wonderful range of dynamics that gives award-winning composer James Newton Howard's ambient score a tremendous boost. Furthermore, the surround channels and bass are now overly active, but both are very effective. The dialog is crisp, clean, stable, and exceptionally easy to follow. I also did not detect any disturbing pops, cracks, or audio dropouts to report in this review.
Note: Some of the supplemental features on this Blu-ray disc are encoded in PAL. Therefore, you if you reside in North America, or another region where PAL is not supported, you must have a Region-Free player capable of converting PAL to NTSC or a native Region-B player and a TV set capable of processing PAL-encoded data in order to access them.
French distributors M6's Bu-ray release of Tony Gilroy's Michael Clayton is superior to the one Warner Brothers released in the United States - it uses a completely different high-definition transfer and boasts a very strong loseless audio track. If this is one of your favorite films from recent years, you should consider adding M6's Region-Free Blu-ray release to your library. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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