complicated take on a simple sexual infatuation...

Rating: 8/10 (7 December 2004)

I expected far more intrigue and underlying emotional roller-coaster pertaining to these four characters involved in the plot...alas, I soon discovered that it's about the usual self-doubt and desire to look for better partners, the grass is always greener on the neighbor's side...
Clive Owen's character was the only one I felt genuine sympathy for, he was the only one who could communicate his feelings totally in the movie...his pain and passion were equally portrayed, and the rest of the characters were bland compared to his. Natalie Portman's "Alice" was the sweet, lost, and in the same way old soul which I loved to watch. But Julia Roberts was her usual self and Jude Law was divine...physically speaking, of course...
All in all, I expected a better movie, but I enjoyed it nevertheless.