Not Your Average Love Story

Rating: 10/10 (8 September 2005)

With movies like "The Notebook" coming out, it annoyed me that all these movies had a typical "happily ever after" ending. Yes, I'm only 16, but I want to see what relationships are truly like, not the sugar coated versions. Then I rented Closer. A couple of my friends tried to talk me out of it, saying it was too crude, not realistic and just hands down horrible. Thankfully, I didn't listen to them. I'm not going to summarize it, because others already have, but this is what I wanted to see in movies. Closer is sharp witted, sad, and crude, but this is exactly what I wanted to see.
I've seen almost every Julia Roberts movie out there, but this one is probably my favourite. This is not the average Julia Roberts movie. Her one scene with Clive Owen made me hold my breath. As for Clive, he is spectacular here. So is Natalie Portman. This is Natalie's breakthrough role. Her portrayal of Alice is so real, it's hard to imagine her as a character. Jude Law's Dan annoyed me, honestly, but he played the character well, as he usually can't annoy me. I'm glad I didn't take my friends advice on this one. This is a movie that can't be missed