I watched ,the American, starring George Clooney the other day, and the only thing I can say is, "what was he thinking"? It had to be one of the worst movies I have ever watched. There were about 12 lines of dialogue in the first hour, and George had this pensive, distressed look which probably came from the realization that he consented to do the movie. I am sure he was well compensated and let's face it, we all make choices based on finances at times, but really this was a bad decision no matter how much he was paid. George, put on a tux and make a romantic comedy......it worked well for Cary Grant.