FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15,2008, News-Leader


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 Michael Clayton
 (Drama. R. 119 m.. 2007)
 George Clooney plays a
 slick, efficient but weary fixer for
 a big law firm, Sydney Pollack is
 the head of the firm, Tom
 Wilkinson is the partner who
 has just stripped naked during a
 deposition hearing in Milwau-
 kee, and Tilda Swinton repre-
 sents the corporate client who is
 horrified to find such a man
 leading their defense. A near-
 perfect example of the legal/
 business thriller,'with the usual
 undercurrents of guilt and
 shame. Written and directed by
 Tony Gilroy, who wrote all the
 "Bourne" pictures, but here he
 prefers a more classical visual
 and storytelling style that is
 relentless. Rating: ****-
 American Gangster
 (Crime drama. R. 157m.. 2007)
 Denzel Washington in a
story inspired by the real-life
Harlem drug kingpin Frank
Lucas, who flew to Thailand to
secure a steady supply, and
drove out competition with high-
er quality and lower prices.
Russell Crowe stars as Det.
Richie Roberts, who doggedly
pursues him for years, despite
opposition within his own
department.
 Director Ridley Scott moves
the story smoothly and relent-
lessly, as a collaboration
between drug addiction and
sound business practices.
Rating: ****-


Margot at the Wedding
 (Comedy/drama. R. 93 m.. 2007)
 Nicole Kidman and Jennifer
 Jason Leigh are sisters who
 haven't spoken for years. Then
 Kidman shows up for Leigh's
wedding to Jack Black, as a guy
who can spend a week writing a
letter to the editor. Painful and
funny verbal and emotional lac-
eration around the clock, where
one-upmanship is a moral
choice. With John Turturro,
Ciaran Hinds, Flora Cross,
Halley Feiffer. Rating: ***
Lust, Caution
 (Romantic thriller. NC-17
 158 m.. 2007)
 Covers the years 1938-42 in
the love affair between a
Chinese official who is collabo-
rating with his country's
Japanese occupiers and a
young woman (Tang Wei) who
poses as a rich merchant's wife
but is actually part of a group
plotting to assassinate him. As
their sexual lives grow more
extreme, both are drawn away
from reality and into a private
world. Directed by Ang Lee, win-
ner of the. Golden Lion at Venice
2007. Rating: ***
Rendition
 (Thriller. R. 120 m.. 2007).
Rating: ****
Redacted
 (War Drama. R. 91 m.. 2007)
Rating: -***
In theValleyofElah
 (Drama. R. 120 m.. 2007)
Rating: *-***


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