Best movie I have seen in a long time. Unbelievable!

Rating: 10/10 (6 January 2006)

I do apologise for going overboard but this movie leaves me with no choice but to proclaim my astonishment and awe at the lucidity of the plot, dialogues, and the story as a whole.
I hope this movie grosses a lot of moolah at the box office so that meagre men like myself can get to see movies like this one more often. But I dread to think what that movie would be like that can shake me more than this one.
Many things happen to me when I watch a movie. I often identify with one or more of the characters at some level or the other. In this movie I was identifying myself with ALL the characters. My life was tumbling in front of me. I went flushed, hot and sweaty at certain points of time. I had to remove my sweater within 13 minutes into the movie.
I would be embarrassed to go to this movie with any relatives of mine. I did not see this movie with my wife. I am very confused about it. I guess it may be better if she sees this movie alone in her own accord. I am certainly not showing it to her. However would love to talk about it to her. In detail.
Lucid. Raw. Disarming. Brutal. Real.
Jude Law, Julia Roberts, Clive Owens and Natalie Portman. Thank you all so much. And I really mean it.
I must add a note reagarding some comments posted here by those who did not connect with what this movie was about. Reading those comments dint help me "understand" anything. I realise now that there are many like that. All I can say is that this is a movie that is somewhat like an Oil Painting where thigs are painted on a canvas not to represent a photographic reproduction of a scenery but a rather rich illustration of the characteristics of what is being pained. Please read the comment written by user "aimless" below. As it is the most apt comment I have read for this movie. I am quite certain that this movie wont connect with people who are not into relationships or have not participated in the Darwinian dating/relationship game. Also many have mentioned about Julia Roberts being understated in this movie. BUT THAT IS HER ROLE!!! She playes the character of a clinically depressed person. who cant look straight into anyones eyes for long. She wants to escape as is the philosophical position taken by many married women. Clive actually words it. Clive is actually a victim of his own loyalty and desire to procreate!! Other characters are victims of a quest to find various truths. Julia is more controlling with the "position" of a vulnerable defensive person pretending to be trapped. The role of Julia Roberts is very subtle. And very powerful.
If you are a bloke, blokey bloke or a woman or a young girl... this movie is thoroughly engrossing. This movie will be mentioned in film schools in the future! Definitely classic.
Watch this movie folks. (if you are over 20) You could not have spent your money on a more rewarding recent movie. regards, Dee.