Not the easiest plot to follow.......

Not the easiest plot to follow. After watching it on DVD the first time, I had to read the Storyline to clarify some details. You don't get much time to read Arthur's message scrawled on the hotel wall either. However, I noticed visual details that I missed the first time round such as the book illustration he finds in Arthur's loft of the horses on the hilltop. This is why he stops off on the journey back from Westchester. This is what saves his life.

Michael Clayton has to do some quick thinking when he returns to the blazing car, such as throwing in his watch, etc., to give the impression he had not survived the blast. There's some tricky plotting involved in this movie. But it's worth the effort.