Why do the writers take away the drama by giving away the story in the beginning? I'm not sure about the strategy of the writers in doing this, but overall, it brings down the intensity level of the movie several notches. Perhaps they test marketed the normal non-flashback version of the movie, and people liked it better this way. Sure, we wouldn't believe that Clayton's story would end in a certain way -- hollywood movies stubbornly refuse to be tragic --, but somehow this ending was lacking in punch. Clooney plays the cool as a cucumber, never a misstep fixer well. But is that acting?
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I've seen Sydney Pollack, who just died today, in many films. Here he's quite good with just touch of the corrupt boss.
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