Closer 9 / 10
Out in 2004, I saw this yesterday on HBO. Very good movie, not at all a "chick flick" as some might think.
Jude Law and Clive Owen are stellar british actors who star alongside Julia Roberts and *gasp!* Natalie Portman. Portman is hotter in this movie than I think I've ever seen her. Stunning.
The range of emotions displayed in this story are absolutely great. A must-see. It is lightly comedic, but more from the atmosphere of fun conversation than set-up-and-deliver jokes. Many tears fall and many voices are raised.
To give any synopsis of the movie would almost ruin it, because the story is rich and purposeful from the moment it begins. Set over the course of 4 years' time, it tracks the dynamic of the relationships these 4 have, and share, with each other. Is honesty ALWAYS the best policy? Are some things truly better left unsaid... or can honesty be a weapon the same way deception can? Watch and see.