Not for special effects geeks

Rating: 6/10 (22 January 2005)

Having read a little about this movie beforehand I knew that there was a bit of a contradiction with this movie. Casting my eye over the audience it was clear that the cast (and hype) had attracted a larger audience than you'd normally expect from a character/script driven film. Hopefully the film will convert some of the blockbuster junkies to take a look at a wider range of films.
The film focuses entirely on the relationships between the four characters played by Law, Owen, Roberts and Portman. I wasn't entirely convinced by the realism of the Dan and Anna characters played by Law and Roberts. Maybe Portman and Owen lucked out by playing characters with more breadth , but their performances were both excellent. Overall it was a fairly depressing, if accurate reflection of modern day relationships.