Betrayal and honestly don't go hand in hand

Rating: 7/10 (2 April 2005)

"Closer" is a story of the lives of pretty screwed up people that meet by chance. Their chance meetings develop into passionate relationships. Yet, betrayal seems to come naturally to two of them. What makes these characters interesting is that their penchant for betrayal is seasoned by their intense guilt and desire to be completely honest (eventually).
The movie kicks off to a fantastic start. Unfortunately, I was not happy with the way it ended. It seemed like a rather simple and uneventful ending for characters so complex. Yet, the acting is of a superior order. The characters are a lot more realistic than most that I see in movies. Furthermore, my rather disturbing sense of identification with the character of Larry (played by Clive Owen) definitely contributed to the appeal of the movie. Larry is a man who has been hurt. He is obsessive and dwells on the inconsequential. This movie is definitely not "lite fare". In a sense, it caters exclusively to those that have been in relationships that are far from normal.