The American starring George Clooney (Michael Clayton, Up In The Air) was a movie I wanted to love but never really did. Clooney is a fantastic actor, but his films, at least to me, are hit or miss. Over the span of a couple of months in 2009, I watched both Michael Clayton and Up In The Air, and these proved to be two favorite films of his EASILY. I thought the days of Leatherheads, Burn After Reading, and The Men Who Stare at Goats were behind him. There certainly is an audience for these last three movies, judging by their modest box office revenue and mixed reviews, but I am not a part of that audience. I much prefer his action movies (Out of Sight), his adventure movies (The Perfect Storm), his smart comedy/dramas (Oceans 11), or films like Michael Clayton and Up In The Air, which are both as close to perfect as movies to get.