Too real to be fun, but still good

Rating: 8/10 (31 December 2006)

This is an almost too accurate view of relationships. We see how these four dysfunctional people deal with each other over a four year period of time: the frustrated (Jude Law) writer who is obsessed with two women at once, a sex-starved dermatologist (Clive Owen) who is obsessed with one woman, a confused woman (Julia Roberts) who is a confused woman who wants to do the right thing, and Alice, a young girl who seems to be a professional victim (Natalie Portman) and is possibly the most screwed up of the bunch.
It's a difficult movie to watch, mostly because it hits home. People don't like to look that closely at their flaws.