Not even "Close" *****Spoiler*****

Rating: Null/10 (6 December 2004)

The actors do not pull me in or make their roles believable. Portman obviously has never been inside of a strip club. Julia, absolutely boring to watch throughout this entire film. She lacks depth, and passion, while Portman gives true effort to make Alice come alive, but misses the mark during the club scenes. She can bat her eyes really well though. The verbal exchange of lude commentary made me laugh here and there. The scenes in which one or the other is telling their partner that they have cheated, and the reactions were absolutely off base from what would happen in the real world. Having been in that situation, the short cutting remarks were strange and humorous. "I don't love you, goodbye." "You look like the cat that just got the cream..." Okie dokie! While most in their reviews of this film sound horrified, stating their jaw was hanging open through the movie, I sat there wondering why? The film attempted to shock me and push the envelope and failed miserably. Four people admitting to screwing around. If you are into watching 100 minutes of nothing but verbal confrontations and confessions of adultery, without any actual sex scenes, then go for it!