Not for Optimists

Rating: Null/10 (5 December 2004)

I live in L.A. where actors are worshiped as gods...seriously. So I guess people go to see a film because of the actors but I wonder how many people were deceived into seeing it because of Julia, or Jude, etc. They may be disappointed because this is based on a play and is about how love eludes and hurts us. I wasn't much into the film, and in fact many people around me were squirming. This is the kind of film that film snobs love because it's "edgy" with the negative emotions and frank sexual dialogue. I can't identify with how badly these characters behave, thank God for that. My love life certainly has never been so horrid that I wonder if the playwright had a miserable existence and wants everyone else to suffer through this story. In any case, I don't recommend Closer if you still have hope for love.