Clearly a play adapted for screen, Great Acting Though.

Rating: 7/10 (24 October 2005)

Closer is a movie about love, sex and adultery. And the how the four main characters cope with those things. Watching this movie with your own lover gives you something to discuss about.
The best thing about the movie is the performance of three of the four actors. While Jude Law (as Dan a obscure writer) Julia Roberts (as Anna a photographer) and Clive Owen Larry (a dermatologist) stand out. Natalie Portman (as Alice former stripper) degrades the movie in her moaning performance. While her good looks compensate a lot she can not stand out against the rest of the cast.
While the acting performance is excellent the movie can not shake of it's background as a play. I know some people love long dialogues and hidden emotions. But I don't. I think the movies pace was to slow to be really a "great" movie.