Eye-opening

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2004)

Lies and deceit are a common occurrence among not only couples, but married couples. Anna proves this, having had the affair with Dan since before the marriage began. She's the wife trying to do the right thing and finally realizing that she can't, simply because she loves someone else too much.
I have to hand it to Clive Owen. No, I've never seen King Arthur, I've never seen anything of his, but he is by far one of the most convincing, believable actors I've ever watched. I enjoyed his performance immensely...it's hard to believe that he played Dan in the play production, instead of Larry, because he fits the part so well!
Natalie Portman's angel face was perfect for her role as a tempting seductress disguised as innocent. I loved her the most at the very end of the movie, but I'm not going to ruin it for those who haven't seen this.
And I can relate to Jude Law's character, Dan. I felt a strong connection to his pain, to his boredom, to his innocence. He kept saying he's the adult one taking care of the younger one, but in truth he's the innocent in the world of love.
And Julia Roberts, well, I hated her character. Simply because she's so fickle, she's with one guy in one moment, then over to another guy the next, then going back to one guy. Reminds me of this fickle person I know...I'm going to stop before I enter in on my personal life.
All in all, I applaud this movie, I'm giving it 11 stars out of 10 and I'm saying to watch it and realize that this, people...this is what the world of "LOVE" is truly like.
Very well done.