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Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2004)

"Closer," directed by Mike Nichols, is based on the hit London play of the same name. It had English critics insanely enthusiastic, was transported to Broadway and cities around the country. Now, this gem of theatre has turned from play into a movie script, directed with classy , smart, sophistication, but almost cold detachment by Nichols.
Just as the Nichols-directed "Angels in America" was a decidedly adult affair, so is "Closer," with its graphic sexual language, a raunchy, X-rated Internet flirtation (with the sort of words that would be automatically extinguished by your office computer firewalls) and detour into the world of exotic dancers. Much applause to a brilliant director.