One of the all-time Best Screenplays!

Rating: 10/10 (24 March 2006)

I was surprised to see this incredible movie snubbed at the Oscars for a couple of awards, bit I digress.
Not often is it that the public gets a chance to see a movie with such relevance, such beauty and insight, such genius dialogue masterfully portrayed by some amazing actors.
The story focuses on 4 individuals in London who are in love with the idea of love. Though their individual dependence on one another brings them closer, their insecurity breaks them apart. Anna (Julia Roberts), Alice (Natalie Portman), Dan (Jude Law), and Larry (Clive Owen) each lust for strangers, thus having jobs that usually brings strangers 'closer.' To borrow a tag-line from the movie, "If you believe in love... Take a closer look," this film sucks you into a non-existing world that so closely both reflects and fictionalizes our society. Though some may say it lacks any realism, anyone who's lived in a large city on their own knows that the film pays homage and respect to their experience.
Brilliantly captured by one of the best directors of all time, Mike Nichols, it presents true messages and themes of passion, anger, jealousy, and of course love.
If you have never seen this movie I suggest you pick up a copy immediately. And hey, if you've seen it once already, see it again, I guarantee you'll pick up stuff you couldn't the first time you viewed it. The complex screenplay is worth examining thoroughly.
Definitely one of the best movies of all time. Ten stars!