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Old 03-03-2008, 03:26 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by jay santos View Post
Wife and I argued over this. She thought it was. I wasn't convinced. Clooney's upset over never getting paid for what he does but he doesn't seem upset about the lack of ethics his job requires. I believed he was going for the money in the final scene and when it was a sting, I thought maybe he had a bigger payday waiting for him through his firm by saving the company.
In good morality plays, you feel the weight of the choices on the protagonist. There was no such moment or moments in this film. He gets his car blown up, and then he turns.

Memorable morality plays:
1. Fargo
2. A Simple Plan
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