Great Movie

Rating: 9/10 (16 April 2005)

Although originally written as a play, Closer has transferred itself to the screen very nicely. Patrick Marber does an excellent job with adapting the script, and Mark Nichols does an excellent job at directing this work.
The movie's plot was something that you'd expect from a normal drama/romance movie. There were no long-winded sappy breakups, and the standard bedroom scenes were short and sparsely used throughout the movie. Everything in this movie is about the trauma between two couples, Portman (Alice) and Law (Dan) against Roberts (Anna) and Owen (Larry). All the characters in this movie have some emotional instability of some sort; Portman is very much a pushover, Law a very unforgiving stuck-up, Roberts' character isn't faithful to either of the men, and Owen is a pervert who trolls around Internet chartrooms looking for women. However, all of these different faults somehow add to the plot line, making for a very interesting movie. After finishing the movie, you feel the need to question yourself and examine your "inner self". Though I wasn't the biggest fan of Julia Roberts in this movie, Natalie Portman did a great job executing her part as a half-girlfriend half-stripper. Both Jude Law and Clive Owen fit their respective parts nicely in the movie.
If you're looking for a sappy love movie or a girl-meets-guy chick flick, you should probably stay away from this movie. You'll just end up coming out disappointed, taking in nothing from the movie. However, if you want to see a good movie which will leave you thinking, Closer is for you.
+: Good plot; Natalie Portman's a great actress in this movie
-: May not be for everyone; Untraditional drama/romance may make some people feel lost in the movie