likely fallen for this film when I was 20

Rating: 7/10 (6 February 2005)

I would have likely fallen for this film when I was 20 years old. The dialogue is masterful and the four principals give fantastic performances. Scenes from the film will likely become audition pieces for aspiring actors. However, the film seems to be simply a vehicle for the sharp dialogue and a series of powerful, emotional scenes. The characters' motivations were unclear with the most obvious explanation for actions being, "well they were just a little messed up." A great movie/story need more clarification than that. I have not seen the play from which the material is adapted. I imagine that the story/script would work better as a play. All this considered, Closer is still a better film than most of the other movies in circulation. The film is well packaged Euro-trash, pseudo-intellectual entertainment.