Brilliantly acted

Rating: 7/10 (19 September 2006)

I had read a lot of the reviews on this film before i watched it,so i wasn't surprised by the explicit language.Some of the dialogue is very crude, so be warned.The story starts off very innocent but then seems to get more and more sleazy,until we end up with Clive Owens character visiting Alice {Natalie Portman}in a strip club,and this scene in particular is very sleazy.Although brilliantly acted Clive Owens character is just not likable and does come across as a pervert.Jude Law's character comes across as more childish.A man who doesn't know what he really wants.And its Clive Owen that gets what he wants in the end of the film unlike Jude Law who loses out on both women.I wont say anymore than this as there wouldn't be any point in watching the film,as it doesn't have a big story.This is not a film everyone would enjoy,and i can see why some reviewers found it very annoying,you'd think by the actors in this film you would get a really good romance,but you don't,instead you get the misery that can come out of relationships.Some people may even be put off by having a serious relationship after seeing this film.To me the film seems to be about the male ego,as both male characters are rivals and seem to be more interested in knowing whether or not their rival was a better performer in bed,with the two women.The film is brilliantly acted and is worth watching even if its only once,as it has a difference to other relationship films in that its very intense,and its very modern.And in some ways its very true to a lot of relationships today.