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Closer (2004)
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Closer Pushed Me Further Away
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"My Netflix movie of the week this week was Closer. I had heard nothing but mixed reviews about this movie since its release. Some people I know truly love it while others seem to hate it or, at least, believe the film version fails to hold a candle to the stage version. I have not seen the stage version, and I thought, since I like all of these actors, I might have a nice, unbiased approach to watching the film. Now that I have watched it, I'm left squarely in the middle, as neutral as neutral can be, regarding what I've seen. At the very least, the movie presents an extremely narrow and cynical, or, at least, one-sided view of love and romance, which, in some ways, is refreshing, as it's not the side usually portrayed, but in other ways is wholly depressing and not in a meaningful or powerful way.When Dan (Jude Law) meets Alice (Natalie Portman), an American expatriate working as a stripper, after she walks in front of a careening London taxi, it's something l ... "
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Have you ever seen a human heart?
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"I'm not quite sure why took so long for me to watch Closer initially. I think it was partly due to the fact that when it opened people, who'd seen the original play by Patrick Marber, expressed very strongly their disgust of someone like Julia Roberts et al taking on these roles. Probably my first impressions of the film came from people who disliked it, not for the story but for the vehicle it was delivered in, and that possibly put me off of the idea of seeing it... at least before I had the chance to read the play. Never got around to that so I thought it was time to take the plunge.There's no mistaking the brutal brilliance of the play/script. There are no empty words at all, everything is delivered with precision and on purpose. I can't remember when I've seen Jude Law in a role where he's not a sleaze ball of some kind, but he was certainly perfect for this role. And it was interesting to watch his character moving through from one end of the moral spe ... "
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Closer
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"By Tricia Olszewski It’s quite possible that Mike Nichols wants his audience never to get involved in romantic relationships again. After mulling terminal illness in the recent television specials Wit and Angels in America, the director has returned to the sometimes equally brutal subject he’s been exploring every few years since his 1966 debut: love and sex, or the ties that scald. Add Closer to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Graduate, Carnal Knowledge, and even Primary Colors, and you have enough train wreckage to scare the Kinsey out of casual boot-knockers for good. Like both Woolf and Carnal Knowledge, Closer is a mesmerizing, zoomed-in meditation on the coupling of four. The film is bookended by the slow-motion stroll of a beauty on a busy city sidewalk: As Damien Rice’s aching “The Blower’s Daughter” plays—“And so it is/The shorter story/No love, no glory/No hero in her sky”—a young former stripper nam ... "
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Love Amidst Filth
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"I always feel better about myself after watching a movie like “Closer” because the characters are so messed up that they make me look angelic. Rife with graphic sexual dialogue and nudity, the film isn’t for everyone, but it’s a well-done and raw film that strips mankind down to its basest instincts and lays its feelings bare for all to see. I liked it for its honesty and powerful dialogue. I would even watch it again, but, like “Sin City,” it left me feeling a little dirty after the credits rolled. Clive Owen is as masterful as ever, and Natalie Portman does very well also. Jude Law is so good at being detestable, and he’s very detestable in this film. Julia Roberts said in an interview that she hated her character in this movie because she’s so disgusting, and she is. Damien Rice has two songs in the movie (“The Blower’s Daughter” & “Cold Water”) which adds a lot of depth and meaning to the ... "
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Believe me, Natalie...
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"There is quite a bit to say about this movie, but a lot of it is only to be said to someone else whose seen it, so I'll keep it short. It's up to you to decide anyways.I went into this movie expecting what my friends said to be an extremely depressing and bleak outlook on relationships. I didn't really get that out of it, well, I got the bleak outlook part, but that is easily justifiable: Everything that happens to these people is their own fault and, believe me, they make some stupid decisions. So with that said, you have to take it all with a grain of salt knowing that good relationships shouldn't be this way. This is the Hollywood way.Granted, if you're feeling down, I wouldn't watch Closer. But if you're feeling introspective (ooh, ten dollars right there), I'd hazard a viewing and see what piqued a lot of peoples' curiosity about four very confused, intolerable, profane and potty-mouthed individuals at the end of their ropes.Oh yeah, Natalie Portman isn't really hard to look a ... "
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"I had heard a lot about this movie before I finally managed to watch it - oh, it's filthy. There's so much filthy dialogue in it, it's just nasty. I heard endlessly of the scene in which Julia Roberts describes the taste of...well, anyway, I was prepared for a veritable "Hustler" magazine of a movie. But after all I had heard, I felt that the movie was actually a bit tame. Sex and the heartbreak that it can cause are dealt with frankly and often, yes, but there are no actual sex scenes (if you discount an extended scene that takes place in a strip club). In the world of Closer, sex is not something to be enjoyed - it is done for revenge, out of guilt, or obligation. But never, it seems, out of love. There are four characters in Closer. There are extras, yes, but only four characters, and they are all very, very bad people. Dan (Jude Law), is an unsuccessful writer who enters a relationship with Alice (Natalie Portman), but soon falls for Anna (Julia Roberts), who eventually gets w ... "
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And so it is
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"I loved this film. Possibly my favorite Mike Nichols effort since The Graduate. Not sure if this makes me a pervert or a sadist or something, but I loved its rawness, its honesty, its unapologetic look into sex, relationships, dependency, jealously, selfishness. I like all the actors, even Julie Roberts though she's become somewhat annoying in recent years. The characters were intriguing, the dialogue a mahine gun, plot evolution a delight, and the ending perfect. The overlay of Damien Rice's music was icing. "
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Children of Men
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"At first I was shocked, then pleasantly surprised. The film hypothesizes the effect of not having a future on humanity. What a world would be like without the promise of a future generation. How much of what we do is intended to benefit people who follow us? How much of what we do should we intended for our children?A depressing movie on many fronts, but more visceral and real than most big-action movies. Not that I'd call Children of Men a big-action movie per se, but there's a lot of it. Bullets that don't just fly around harmlessly; people get hurt. I much prefer weapons that actually inflict pain like they really do. I'm becoming a fan of Clive Owen every since Closer, even though he plays a similar role, sort of. English suaveness but rough around the edges, a flask in his overcoat, an earnest over-sized brute with just enough control to take to dinner. Dangerous but human.This film paints a very grim picture of one of my worst fears, breakdown of social order, chaos, selfishn ... "
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