Satisfying

Rating: 8/10 (3 December 2004)

It was nice to finally see a movie with some meaty dialogue--wit, bite, banter--it seems to be missing from so many films lately. Yes, the material is not uplifting, but it was intriguing enough to keep me in my seat. It was hard to buy the absolutely stunning Natalie Portman as a stripper--she was magnetic, spritely, and interesting. It was also nice to see Julia Roberts playing a character against her "type"--I was quite taken with some of her more difficult scenes. As for those silver tongued British men--well, they didn't disappoint. The passion in Mr. Owen's eyes was so real, so literate--again, interesting to watch. Worth the theater trip.