TGIF movie fans - tonight, my top 4 favorite movies featuring superstar George Clooney. The actor doesn't hit it out of the park every time but few actors do and we think these four films back that up. Be forewarned though, the picks may surprise you.
#4 - TOMORROWLAND (2015) - This muddy and uneven Disney sci-fi has been the appropriate recipient of many mixed reviews and two and a half star ratings. But something about Clooney's performance in this just draws me in somehow, he's at his most amicable and comfortable best in this. Visually stunning but, boy, what flimsy story execution. 2.5 stars/5
#3 - THE DESCENDANTS (2011) - At the podium when George Clooney accepted his Oscar for this Hawaiian set drama, he said "Alexander Payne makes such real movies about real people and real life." This was a demanding role for him, playing a dad whose wife is in a coma, but Clooney certainly rose to the occasion. This one had to be on the list. 4.25 stars/5
#2 - FROM DUSK TIL DAWN (1996) - Now if you want to see the bad side of Clooney, the heavy, then he can play bad boy on turbo power as represented in this horror classic from Robert Rodriguez. From the first few frames to movie's end, he's over the top and up in everybody's face relentlessly. One sidebar comment on this one - a very strange and different role for Harvey Keitel playing a meek ex-preacher hoping to redeem himself. 3.0 stars/5
#1 - THE PERFECT STORM (2000) - This is a seriously underrated performance in my opinion. As skipper of the ill-fated Andrea Gail fishing vessel, Clooney is a hand-in-glove fit for this. His scenes with Walberg I would add have great chemistry. Til the last monster wave buries the boat once and for all, we're rooting for him to succeed. 3.75 stars/5
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