Great characterisations; enjoyable & believable romance story

Rating: 9/10 (18 April 2005)

I've got to say, Closer is one of the best films I've seen in a long while. The film stars Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts and Clive Owen and is a deeply insightful, touching and absorbing story of the characters love lives. I think for me the quality of this film was in the acting - some incredibly believable facial expressions and depth of character - especially Clive Owen and even from Julia Roberts; and also in the writing. Anyone who's ever been in love or been through a painful break up can't help but recognise the words, behaviours, feelings and actions of the characters. It is an incredibly accurate representation of modern day relationships, and most impressively it does not to stoop to Hollywood simplicity of "good" and "bad". It makes no moral judgement on the actions of the characters, and ends the story in a realistic way, not a cheesy happy ending. I can't recommend it enough! Much better than a lot of the American processed crap we've been force-fed lately!