Shout, Pout, Pause... Repeat for 2 hours

Rating: 1/10 (17 March 2005)

Closer may have something great to say, but I couldn't hear it because the choice of actors kills it. They are simply unbelievable in their roles, they are unlike anyone you know. The director should have chosen unknowns for these parts.
If you want to see stories about relationship breakups, I suggest you try Annie Hall or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. These are films where the actors actually demonstrate why they are together in the first place and it mixes comedy *with* tragedy. Edward Albee does the same. Closer just shows shouting matches and pouting and lots of pauses that last forever.
These strange creatures from Closer shout at each other for hours and I couldn't listen anymore.