Tony Gilroy's directorial debut is a revelation. It harkens back to the paranoid thrillers of the 70s but this one doesn't seem too far removed from the reality of today's corporate irresponsibility and greed. At the centre of this masterpiece is George Clooney, a mesmerising actor who does things in this film that I don't think he's ever done before. The role demands something new of him - even though in some aspects it feels like a Clooney we've seen before, this one is more restrained - he plays... read more
