You give him far too much credit. I never thought he was that good of an actor- a little pretentious and over-acts, in my opinion.
Not a natural- it seems he tries too hard, if you know what I mean.
Compare him to Russell Crowe, for example...a total natural IMHO. And I don't think Crowe ever took acting lessons- he was/is a musician and plays in rock bands.
Clooney probably had had all the perks and tools and acting lessons and he still sucks.
His shaking of his head so much bugs me.Don’t know if he still does it.
Spader does it, too, on that TV show of his.