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04/01/06
Closer (2004)
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Reviews Counted:197
Fresh:136
Rotten:61
Average Rating:6.6/10
Theatrical Release:14-01-2005
Synopsis: Are humans meant to mate for life? What drives someone in a perfectly good relationship to cheat and risk losing the one that they love and that loves them? Is it possible to love more than one... [More]
Starring: Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen
Director: Mike Nichols
Reviews for Closer
Top CriticOwen and Portman give excellent, committed performances, leaving Law and Roberts in the shade.
06/24/06
Top CriticThere is, however, a certain illicit thrill in seeing [Julia Roberts] shout obscenities at Clive Owen; the break-up scene between Larry and Anna is a definite highlight.
01/15/05
Portman steals the show with an astonishingly layered performance as the spiky but vulnerable Alice. Even without the rest of the film's genius, she's worth the price of a ticket.
12/11/04
Marber's script is wonderfully thorough in its exploration of the permutations of desire and betrayal, and the cast serve it brilliantly.
03/07/05
All the performances are strong, with Portman especially fearless and Owen simply fearsome as a man driven by his base instincts.
02/15/05
Top CriticThe unrelenting seediness and, most crucially, the lack of a character which the audience is willing to side with takes a toll.
12/03/04
An uncommonly engrossing and romantically cynical drama.
12/08/04
You won't be able to take your eyes off of them. Just warn your date beforehand.
12/03/04
Top CriticIn spite of the teasing promise of its title, Mike Nichols's deft drama does everything it can to push you away.
12/02/04
Top CriticMarber looks at farcical giddiness with a hard-won sobriety.... Closer is a voguish farce that, rather than making you wish you were like the characters, makes you wish that you hadn't been.
05/28/07
The ultimate 'sex as revenge' flick.
12/19/04
An extremely well-executed entertainment exclusively for grown-ups.
12/10/04
An ingeniously structured screenplay and scorching performances exemplify Mike Nichols’ interpretation of Patrick Marber’s exquisite play, “Closer.”**
12/06/04
What is so alluring about Patrick Marber's script, adapted from his award-winning stage play, is that it mimics the way we remember love affairs.
12/03/04
[The characters'] allegiances shift so relentlessly and drastically that we are unable to tune into who they are.
12/02/04
Owen alone, in Closer, rises to the challenge.
12/07/04
Intimacy both attracts and repels in this smart, modern and biting treatment of love's endless merry-go-round.
01/15/05
Dialogue as riveting as Marber's, delivered by four first-rate actors in peak form, transcends the tricky transition [from the stage] to the screen.
12/02/04
Next to Closer, most on-screen relationships seem too neat and polite, with tears shed only for effect, and feelings bruised but never really damaged.
12/02/04
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