It's a rare film in that it thoroughly involves the audience without presenting a likable character.
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12/02/04
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Closer (2004)
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Reviews Counted:197
Fresh:136
Rotten:61
Average Rating:6.6/10
Theatrical Release:Dec 3, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $33,987,757
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
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Reviews for Closer
like watching a terrible train wreck in excruciatingly slow motion
12/01/04
'Owen pretty much explodes onto the screen in what is sure to be remembered as his star making role.'
12/01/04
I hope Closer doesn't win an Oscar, or I'll have to see 10 more like it next year.
12/01/04
Heavy on a dialogue that cycles through clever, humorous, tedious, "Closer" examines love & commitment (& infractions thereof). Lacks emotive connection with audience.
12/01/04
Like [Neil] LaBute Lite--not nearly as sharp or stinging in terms of plot, and much more likely to fall back on repetition of the 'F' word to generate a reaction.
12/01/04
Closer is a scorching examination of the shadow side of love and the use of language as a weapon of mass destruction in intimate relationships.
12/01/04
...saved from its implausible emotional overtures by its unvarnished emotional minutiae.
12/01/04
More than three decades after the frank sex-talk of Nichols's early triumphs, Closer offers only a cozy and barely fashionable cynicism.
11/30/04
Top CriticTerrific performances by Owen, Portman, Roberts, and Law
11/30/04
The sex talk may distract from this fascinating look at bad things happening to bad people but the performances provide the real heat.
11/30/04
It’s hard to tell whether Closer will be as controversial as Carnal Knowledge was in 1971, when it appeared during the sexual revolution and women’s lib.
11/29/04
Beautiful people’s selfish sex lives, tears, and glossy infidelity. Owen and Law weep for Roberts.
11/29/04
The sumptuous performances and tantalizing dialogue make even the most detestable of human behavior uncontrollably fascinating.
11/29/04
Funny, hurtful, splendidly acted.
11/23/04
Top CriticOne of the most viciously insightful relationship films this side of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
11/22/04
Top CriticSome may find it 'honest' or 'revealing.' Many others may recognize how shallow, even debased, the characters are, each in his or her own way bent on destructive behavior certain to sabotage love relationships.
11/18/04
Top CriticWith its pretty close-ups of pretty actors and pretty slow-motion shots set to pretty songs, Closer is scarcely complex—it’s just, well, precious.
07/07/04
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