Truly honest and interesting

Rating: 8/10 (23 July 2008)

Closer is innovating. It tells a story about love, betrayal, attraction and sex. But it tells it like no other movie, because it shows how things are, raw...
The beginning might confuse you, since there is no sense of time in this movie and it is not for every one, because it's not adorable... The love stories are complicated as real life is, and the language is strong and straight forward. It doesn't flower the subject, that's for sure.. and that's why the movie is so interesting.
The cast is amazing. I don't like Julia Roberts that much, but she gets her job done beautifully despite being outshone in every scene by the other actors. Jude Law is great. But Clive Owen and Natalie Portman are breath taking. Their characters are the most complicated, but they really captured their essence! Clive Owen as the rude Larry, who despite it's manners is the character I liked the best, because he's the most honest and human one. Natalie Portman is simply amazing. She plays a character so complex, that everyone sympathizes with her immediately.
So remember, this is not a pretty romance. It has no flowers or sunshines... Only emotions! Watch it, its honesty will surprise you.