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Plot:
Four extremely beautiful people do extremely horrible things to one another in Closer, Mike Nichols' pungent adaptation of Patrick Marber's play that easily marks the Oscar-winning director's b...( read more 
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MCT:November 22, 2008
Not to sure what this movie was about, but Natalie Portman played a stripper which was a little weird...hot, but weird.
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MCT:November 16, 2008omg probably the most pointles and boring film ever i love jude law and think julia roberts is an excellant actress but this film is crap! so disappoited
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MCT:November 11, 2008"Just take my picture"
'Closer' is a film about style, among other things. It is about love, sex, relationships, and just what it means to feel something in this world where everything seems so extensively pre-planned. It is also about infidelity, truth, deception, pleasure; but the idea of style is what elevates the picture, from its aesthetics to ideas, and the way it articulates them. Patrick Marber's marvellous dialogue infuses every scene with a blunt lurch only to inject ambiguity behind each of the character's facial expression; in their eyes.
Marber adapts from his own award-winning play of the same name, with Mike Nichols in the director's chair. The result is a film of tragic activity, and something bordering on morbid fascination. When all the leading roles (played with such tour-de-force by the superb ensemble) fail to strike an empathetic cord you can bet a regular picture is in trouble. But not 'Closer'. Despite such brutal honesty and betrayal the interplay is compelling, adequate compensation to allow the audience to see beyond a character's likeability.
The film is constructed over a period of four years, around several snapshots of four people's intertwining relationships. Dan (Jude Law) meets Alice (Natalie Portman) in London after a minor hospital visit, but he is enamoured by Anna (Julia Roberts), his photographer. He inadvertently sets her up with Dr. Larry (Clive Owen) via an internet prank gone wrong, but a year later at the opening of Anna's exhibition an affair seems imminent. Through a smartly assembled non-chronological narrative device we witness these relationships in their varying stages, surprises and confrontations inevitable.
But that makes 'Closer' sound like a melodrama, which it certainly isn't. Like a melodrama, perhaps, Marber seems to perceive these relationships one step aside from reality; few speak with such frankness as these young adults, totally avoiding all attempts at guile. That's what you are led to believe, anyway. I invite another glance at the title.
Deservedly, Alice is widely considered Natalie Portman's breakout role, stripping the actress from childhood reins and lending her a sense of true maturity. Law and Roberts are impressive, especially her, and Owen proves his worth with such an enriched and forceful character. Nichols, too is worthy of praise, bringing a distinct subtlety to every scene, really capturing the essence of what a character study entails. But watch out for Portman. She is utterly devastating.
Style certainly comes into things, but it's really just the surface behind which the characters hide their true feelings behind. So much is said about honesty and love, but instead you're left feeling cold and dehumanised. Don't count it as a mistake; Nichols is rooting for it. 'Closer' is a profound analysis of the modern-day relationship, and such a compliment I enhance by acknowledging that by the end of the film, I felt alienated from every individual. I have my guesses, or hunches as to what they really think and feel, but maybe they don't know it themselves yet. They are blinded by their greed, and the measures they are willing to venture for pleasure. They invoke self-harm, not in a physical sense, but by just causing enough trouble to make them feel better. It is fine pretending to be someone else, but what it must be like to be someone. -
MCT:November 8, 2008
Wow what a great movie. I loved the two female lead characters Alice and Anna. I loved both the opening and closing scenes where Natalie Portman was walking amongst the busy crowds of London and New York. Great cast,great storyline,great movie.
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MCT:November 4, 2008One of the most impressive and shocking movies I've ever seen. Though you can really tell it comes from a theatre play (it's basically the same, outdoors), the plot and the actors are so BRILLIANT it's impossible to think of all the scenes, sentences we witness. Special mention to Natalie Portman and Clive Owen, this movie is a must-have to see several times and discover the thousand of little details that it has.
Comments
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volkanbakiposted 66 days ago -
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http://www.subhehogayimamu.com/?um=407posted 126 days ago -
how can s.o plays with the others emotions?how can you be in love with s.o while sleeping with another one? any way the crew were great esp. jude law & julia roberts.
posted 229 days ago -
On of the best movies I've ever seen. Shows the side of relationships no one wants to talk about.
posted 401 days ago -
Es muy buena pelicula, aunke al final Jude se keda solito, pero tambien se lo tiene merecido, es una buena combianción de muchos sentimientos, ademas tiene muchas cosas para analizar, desde que hay muchas tomas en close up, las tonalidades en los escenarios, es genial!
posted 403 days ago -
The concept of movie that"Love is never ez its full of complications..." has been developed beautifully...! All the actors have done justice to their roles,,,
posted 413 days ago -
The score is great. Damien Rice is brilliant! CLOSER is right to the point & true in so many ways! Loved this movie!
posted 495 days ago -
uMMM....to clarify the title of the theme song is "The Blower's Daughter" by Damian Rice, including with original music video...and also a montage with the movie and one of the video clips on your left on THIS page! Great talent!!
posted 532 days ago -
Love the music video by Damian Rice (contained inDVD) "The Blower's Daughter"...and the line....And so it is...It's like you said it would be..no fame no glory..most of the time"
(2004 Director Michael Nichols) Based on a hit Broadway Play. Passionate performances are stellar in this movie by ALL! I gained new respect for each of these actors. I believed they were torn apart by their passions: Jude Law, Clive Owen, Natalia Portman and Julia Roberts BRAVO!! [SEE VIDEO CLIPS!]
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