A huge disappointment

Rating: 5/10 (14 October 2009)

This film came out in late 2004, It was nominated for many awards it did win a few. This also has an over 75 % approval rating on IMDb. I cannot figure out why,I was bored. I finally saw this last night,I wasted my time.
This also was based on a 4 character play. It may have worked better on the stage. Both take place over a 4 or 5 year time period. You had to play close attention to the dialog in the movie to tell that a scene is much later date; the 4 actors hardly change throughout the slow running time.
The 4 characters,do nothing but talk about their sexual relationships with each other. There are no scenes of them doing anything actually sexual. There is one scene in a sex bar where one of them is in a private room dancing for one of the guys. I did not think it was one bit sexually exciting,in fact it was boring.
I have yet to mention the cast & director.
Mike Nichols one of Hollywood & the stage's most noted & honoured directors is at the helm. He must have been doing something else as he was not paying proper attention too his cast.
Four very prominent & top draw actors assay the 4 characters.
Julia Roberts,Jude Law, Natalie Portman & Clive Owen. Each is quite competent in their roles, However more is needed to make the audience stay awake & enjoy what they say & do, They do nothing but talk & argue about there sexual relationships with each other, in very explicit terms.
This is a very long boring film.
Nice locations & sets, good music score but that is about all.
Ratings: ** (out of 4) 58 points (out of 100) IMDb 5 (out of 10)