Relationships aren't all fun and games

Rating: 9/10 (5 September 2008)

Closer is a brutal, uncompromising, sometimes quite witty but most importantly a very sober examination of relationships.
Expertly performed by a top notch cast, their characters feel real and authentic in their bravery and utmost cowardice. While the characters aren't fully fleshed out they seem very authentic and may even provoke viewers to examine their own personal lives. The dialog, while pretty rough at times, is also spot on.
You really don't know who to hate and who to sympathize with and that's the beauty of the film. The people are so flawed and most likely you're left pitying them instead of despising them. Seldom has a film about relationships left me so stunned and yet so speechless. I find it very hard to put into words why it moves me so. Watching these people rip the guts out of one another in this dry fashion is indeed very sobering.
I highly recommend this film but, admittedly, you have to be in the mood for it.