I thought it was a rom-com.

Rating: 4/10 (31 May 2020)

Take four dysfunctional, dislikable people and have them spend four years only socializing with themselves and no one else, mixed with inane dialogue and walah! You have Closer, the movie. I am giving this movie 4 stars because I was entertained while watching it. How was I entertained you ask? I laughed out loud several times, there are some truly hilarious moments in this film. And if I am laughing, that means I am enjoying myself, therefore I must be entertained, right?
Then I read that the genre for this film is Drama/Romance. Oops, I guess I was laughing at the audacity of it all. Four talented actors agreed to make this film, and are very good in it, but they all appear at any given moment to be ready to burst into spontaneous laughter at the sheer banality of the lines they have to deliver. Julia Roberts specifically appears to be just waiting for it all to be over, and pondering if her career can survive this misstep.
Even though it is missing basic elements for a cohesive, comprehensible film, it is watchable. I did laugh. The humor was unintentional to be sure but who cares, funny is funny. 4 stars for a laughable film.