can't take my eyes off you!

Rating: 9/10 (30 March 2005)

This movie is based on a play. Though i have not seen this play, i am strongly convinced that it is a wonderful play. And the author must be very talented to create such an amazing piece of art!
4 characters are crazy in love, that what they think. In fact, they are all wrong. They mistake love with something else, something passionate with kiss and sex but that something is definitely not love. Their mistakes depress all the four. People never be satisfied with what they have. People are greedy, never stop looking for more. That is so true with Dan and Anna. Dan has Alice, Anna has Larry. However, when being attracted to each other, Dan and Anna give up their respective lovers without any hesitation! They are selfish. I never like Julia Roberts, and i'm not interested in Anne. She is such a coward.
Seemingly, the film is dominated by two supporting actor  Natalie Portman and Clive Owen. They are just wonderful. Their talent in this movie earned each of them 1 golden globe and an academy award nomination. I think they more than deserve the awards.
Larry (played by Clive Owen) is called a bastard but nobody could contempt him. He is kind of sex-obsessed but he is very forward. I think that Larry and Anne make such a couple.
Alice (played by Natalie Portman) has a very complicated characteristic. She has the face of an angel, i quite agree with that! Nat did a great job. She always tries to escape, to disappear. She is weak and strong at the same time. She is something very near, very lively but at the mean time, she is so far away, so far that nobody really be able to catch her or understand her. I love Alice!
The Damien Rice's song "blowers Daughter" is beautiful. Whenever i hear that song,i kind of cry. The lyric is simple but touching. The rhythm is so lilting that i don't think i'm able to describe it in words.
"If you believe in love at first sight, You never stop looking" is true
9 out of 10!