Clooney a good actor with the brain of an idiot.
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.