A dark, cold, and generally distressing film about relationship

Rating: 8/10 (14 May 2020)

'Closer' is a dark, cold, and generally distressing film about the state of love, romance, and relationship - one that is not going to make you feeling good about yourself. As he always does, Mike Nichols pulls superb performances out of his actors. Clive Owen, Natalie Portman, Jude Law, and Julia Roberts all lose themselves in the script, turning in amazingly grim and moody performances that honor its tone in a way rarely seen in anything short of a true art film.