Close and far away

Rating: 8/10 (9 March 2005)

It's great seeing American actors making film just for art's sake, not money's sake. And it's great to see how happy they seem to be about it.
Julia Roberts is here showing some real capability for once. Didn't know she had any talent, but here it is obvious. This portrait is very intelligent, sincere and complicated. Mature acting for a mature audience.
The movie is about love and power. The person in charge is changing all the time. Four people get involved with each other and revenge is inevitable. It's about violence, but nobody gets beaten physically. Very clever.