I loved this movie

Rating: Null/10 (4 January 2005)

I saw Closer three times in the theater and it gets better every time. This movie did something to me that it is not very easy to do. It made me enjoy Julia Roberts as an actress. I have seen Runaway Bride and My Best Friend's Wedding and she is really horrible. It just shows though, if given the right direction and dialogue, an actor can do anything. These four actors shine and really impressed me with their realistic portrayals. Jude Law's character of Dan was everything that Jude himself is not---pathetic, weak, insecure, and needy. Well, I guess I don't know that for sure. But it seems that way. His "I have to see you---you kissed me" was one of the best lines of the movie and really helped establish him as a whiny playful love obsessed guy. Natalie Portman's performance was also very good. A lot of people say she acts like cardboard. I guess they must have been watching a different movie than me. The shining performance of the movie was, hands down, Clive Owen. Wow. This guy is talented. His delivery, his glares, his facial expressions, his reactions to others. It was all so crisp and precise. I was blown away. This movie is 90 minutes or so but feels so much quicker because I got wrapped up in the story as soon as I saw Natalie Portman's "incident" in the beginning. I hope this wins something at the Golden Globes! 8.5/10