I cannot believe i paid money for this

Rating: 1/10 (27 February 2005)

Don't get me wrong. i have nothing against the actors. They aren't bad on their own--in separate films. in fact, except for Star Wars and Alfie, i'd say that they all have a record for choosing pretty good (meaningful) scripts. HOWEVER, Closer is one hell of a disappointment. it's not that i cant see past the sex, bawdy language, or sheer vulgarity of the show. i just cant see how seeing beyond that even makes it even a passable movie. Closer does indeed reflect the sinister and morbid aspect of human relations and love (after seriously closing your eyes to many of its MANY flaws) but where it fails is in its ability (or lack of) to incorporate ANY form of chemistry between actors in the show. By the end of the show, viewers don't know whether they prefer the husband that 'won' back his wife, the lover that lost both his women, the woman who needs to be taken care of or the woman who is depressed. And viewers cannot make up their minds for the simple reason that we just never really got the chance to warm up to ANYBODY. it is a failure of a script, a tasteless attempt to translate a stage performance unto a movie screen. the actors just do not have the chemistry with each other to pull off a show like this AND the cinematography is messed up. I cannot believe i allowed myself to waste good money on a lousy production like this when truly artistic films like A Very Long Engagement were showing as well! but of course you don't have to agree with me. in fact, i insist you go watch it yourself and then join my school of critics. Sadly, it seems to me that we form a minority - which does not speak highly of the people who actually watched the show and applauded it. Honestly, if i could vote a zero instead of one..(which is the lowest grade that the IMDb management would let me)..i would.