Actor: Clive Owen

"I love you, and I need a piss."


Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen
Running time: 98 minutes
Country: USA


Closer is an amazing example of a film involving relationships, sexual education and also divorce, marriage and betrayal. This film was very inspiring to me because they are all four completely different kinds of people who have different professions but when each turns nasty or betrays they all become the same and it affects all four of them and relationships change and swap around quite regularly. By watching Closer it feels like watching a soap opera like EastEnders, Home And Away, Coronation Street etc. All four people are aiming to find what they would like to achieve in the future. It was very heartbreaking too because if one reveals something to someone then that could change not only their lives but hurt other peopleThe relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other people's feelings.

The cast is absolutely fantastic which is one of the reasons why I knew I was going to love it. Julia Roberts was good as professional photographer Anna. I love her performances in Pretty Woman, Notting Hill and Erin Brockovich but in my own personal opinion this is a performance that didn't bring very much force towards Anna's character. Jude Law has been in some crap apart from this and Cold Mountain and probably The Talented Mr. Ripley. Dan is a sweet man but is a bit of a slimeball. Dan lives with his girlfriend Alice but when he meets Anna twists and turns start to happen. Clive Owen's performance was fantastic as Dr. Larry. Clive has given the performance of his career. His character was very slimy because he acts nice at times but acts like a pervert and an abuser to women. His character was very powerful because he has a nasty side to his personality. It is bad especially because he's a doctor and a surgeon. He marries Anna and acts all nice but when she decides to leave him he changes back to who he was before. Natalie Portman was fantastic too in this masterpiece as Alice. Alice is a young girl who has a bit of a muddled and mixed up life but her life gets slightly worse after separating with Dan. She is a stripper in a strip club where Larry finds her.

Mike Nichols directs this film very well with trying to bring this story to life. The directing was very good with a lot of moving camera angles. The script is absolutely fantastic because it was very powerful with lots of bad language particularly with graphic sexual dialogue.

The reality of Closer is that this is how some relationships work. There are instant attractions, betrayals and going separate ways in the future. That happens with some relationships but not all of them.

The relationship between Anna and Larry was an inadvertent meeting because Larry was 'talking' to her on the internet the previous night but they are suddenly attracted to each other and they get married. She leaves him for Dan saying that she has always loved him but she did love Larry too. Alice loves Dan but it feels like she needs him to make her life easier. Dan and Larry first meet on the internet where Dan pretends to be Anna and he starts talking dirty to him. Larry hated him after that. Larry and Alice first met in one of Anna's galleries but they inadvertently met in the strip club where Alice works. There is a scene in that club which is very powerful with fantastic acting and was really well written and directed.

This film was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Clive Owen) but lost to Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby and Best Supporting Actress (Natalie Portman) but lost to Cate Blanchett in The Aviator. This film won two Golden Globes too: Best Supporting Actor (Clive Owen) and Best Supporting Actress (Natalie Portman). Closer was nominated for Best Picture Drama but lost to The Aviator, Best Director (Mike Nichols) but lost to Clint Eastwood in Million Dollar Baby and Best Screenplay but lost to Sideways.

This is my favourite film of 2004, my favourite Clive Owen film, my favourite Natalie Portman film. It isn't my favourite Julia Roberts film. She is better in Pretty Woman, Notting Hill and Erin Brockovich. Jude Law's best is still Cold Mountain. I have to say that this is the best film with a really excellent side to how relationships work in real life. Masterpiece!!

"I'm Shellie's new boyfriend and I'm out of my mind. If you so much as talk to her or even think her name, I'll cut you in ways that'll make you useless to a woman."


Director: Frank Miller
Starring: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Jessica Alba
Running time: 124 minutes
Country: USA


Back in 2005, I had no interest in this film whatsoever but when I saw a while ago, I am ever so glad I watched it. Sin City is one of the most creative, coolest and most hard-hitting films that has ever been made. It is an absolutely brilliant film that I think is both underrated and overrated. Sin City is one of the finest examples of being called a cool film that is loved by a lot of film fans. Sin City is in my opinion along with Pulp Fiction one of the coolest films ever! I have to say that Sin City is loved more by teenagers than adults because they would have that cool taste about it and also a lot of teens as well as adults love violence in films. I love every single story in this film. They are all totally different but you have the same feelings about them. What I love about this film is that it doesnt only show the wide variety of violence within the film but also the wide variety of crime and what truly does happen in the world. Personally, I think it is probably a fact that The Dark Knight and Sin City are the greatest comic book adaptations of all time and they totally deserve to be.


This has one of the most amazing ensemble cast ever! I think that the three main leading actors in this film are three of the coolest actors of all time who can play characters who are cool: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke and Clive Owen. They are all actors who can be deadly, charming and quite sensitive on occasions. Bruce Willis was awesome as Hartigan. Hartigan is an aging cop who is protecting a stripper called Nancy Callahan from danger. What I find weird is that Bruce Willis makes Hartigan an old man but Bruce himself isnt that old at all, really. Now, Mickey Rourke was absolutely perfect for Marv! Seeing Mickey as Marv was almost precisely the same as what Marv looks like in the comic book itself. Marv is a man who has a passionate night with a woman called Goldie but wakes up to find her head. To avenge her death, he goes on a hunt to find out who killed her. Marv is the most brutal character within the film because he kills his victims so deadly. Clive Owen was amazing as well as Dwight. Dwight is a man who is in love with a woman called Shellie. When he spends his time with her, he has to protect Gail and her Old Town Girls (group of prostitutes) from Jackie Boy who likes to make violence. Dwight is my favourite character from the whole film mostly because Clive Owen is my favourite actor out of the actors in Sin City. Jessica Alba is a bad actress all around but she is so damn HOT. She was actually really good as Nancy Callahan. She surprisingly has everything that Nancy has. I realised that this is a film that shouldnt be taken seriously when it comes to acting but should have actors who are able to portray the characters and Jessica managed to do that. Other actors Benicio Del Toro, Brittany Murphy, Elijah Wood, Michael Clarke Duncan, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson, Michael Clarke Duncan and more did excellent jobs in this film as well.


Frank Miller isnt a brilliant filmmaker but he is an absolute genius and writing comic books! He did a good job in this film and I am glad that he chose to direct this film. He showed how bad he can be in The Spirit but Sin City showed how good he can be. Sin City was directed like it was just for pure entertainment and also to send out an important message. I think that there were some Oscar nominations that were robbed from this film. I think it should have been nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects and Best Make-Up. Sin City is probably the most popular film of 2005 and it deserves to be one of the best but it doesnt quite beat Brokeback Mountain. The script is that sort of script that I think Quentin Tarantino would write because I find the script of Sin City very similar to Pulp Fiction because they are very original and are written in a certain style.


Overall, Sin City is the ultimate graphic novel film that I dont think will ever be beaten. It is one of the most violent films ever and is also one of the coolest films that I have ever watched. It is one of my favourite films as well as one of the most entertaining and thrilling thrill rides in film history.

"Your baby is the miracle the whole world has been waiting for."


Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Clare Hope-Ashitey
Running time: 109 minutes
Country: UK


This is one of the single most depressing and tensest films ever made. The main thrilling thing about Children Of Men was that it was like a no way out situation for the characters and even for the audience as well. Also, it is the story in general that was so tense. It was the impactful scenes that were often rather terrifying. This is one of those recent thrillers that is probably one of the best. It sort of made me feel a bit sick the first time I saw it but strangely in a good way. There are some thrillers that have and still do disturb me at times but are absolutely fantastic films. There have been quite a lot of recent sci fi thrillers that have been absolutely crap but this is probably one of the best sci fi thrillers of all time. The Star Wars franchise is up with Children Of Men on that list.


Clive Owen didn't earn very much credit for this film because it is a bit of an underrated British film but stars an overrated British actor. Clive took Theo's character very seriously because the story was very dark and emotional so he needed to be good in which he really was. Theo is a middle-aged man who is alone after divorcing his ex-wife Julian and their son dying. Because the human race faces extinction, Theo distracts himself by keeping a bottle of whisky in his pocket. Theo is just an ordinary guy who just wants to live a normal life even though humans are going extinct. He is a real hero by risking his life to save a pregnant woman and the human race itself. Julianne Moore was good but not brilliant as Julian. Julianne Moore irritates me quite a lot because she doesn't really give the character she plays very much power and force and she makes them just plain characters.


Alfonso Caurón's direction should have earned him an Oscar nomination. It was absolutely phenomenal with a dark side to what our future could be like. The script was absolutely awesome that was very interesting with a very powerful script with powerful scenes and with very powerful bonds.


This film isn't my favourite Clive Owen film. I liked him more in Closer, Sin City and Shoot Em Up. It is one of the best of 2006 and one of the top sci fi thrillers ever! Masterpiece!!!

"Guns don't kill people! But they sure help."

Director: Michael Davis
Starring: Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci, Stephen McHattie
Running time: 86 minutes
Country: USA


I knew that I was going to like Shoot 'Em Up but I had absolutely no idea I was going to like it as much as I really did. Yes, it was a very silly film but at the end of the day it is just a kickass piece of entertainment. I think I loved pretty much everything about this film. It was just the way it was filmed, the way it made me feel just by watching it and also what the characters were like. I have to say that this film is just amazing and I was left speechless at the end of the film in which not many action films have been able to do so. Shoot 'Em Up is a film that I have rated 5-star because of its entertainment which is why Shoot 'Em Up is probably my favourite film for just entertainment nothing more. It was explosive, unbelievable and very exciting. Watching this film was a lot like you being a bullet out of a gun and you have been shot out of it. This film was pretty funny as well because of the cool catch phrases and also the characters. I loved the sound effects and visual effects on this film a lot. The sound effects were a lot like Transformers effects but not similar visual effects as Transformers though.



I have one question that should have been answered two years ago: Why isn't Clive Owen playing James Bond? Daniel Craig is awesome but Clive would have been better. Mr. Smith is a lot like James Bond in this one because he's a hero but he kills people not for pleasure but for just his job but in a slightly cold way in which James Bond does. Clive reveals his true colours as an actor in this film because he is ultimate kick-ass and really looks like a cool dude in this one. When you see him eat carrots and speaks really cool lines it adds a lot more spice and coolness towards the character. Also, the situations that Smith gets himself into like the scene with the pregnant woman and the baby and also the sex scene that shows that he can get himself in almost any sort of situation. It was rather strange to me seeing Paul Giamatti as a villain because he played a really heroic supporting part in Cinderella Man but in this one he wasn't only rather cold hearted as hitman Hertz but he was a bit of an idiot who always makes mistakes playing this cat-and-mouse game by trying to get Smith, Donna and the baby. Hertz and his men try to kill Smith but he outsmarts them pretty much every time and Hertz either mutters to himself about failing or just takes his anger or frustration out on his men. I do not believe how good Monica Bellucci looks for her age. I cannot believe she is in her mid 40s. She looks like a really hot mid 20s woman in Shoot 'Em Up. Her performance as Donna was just awesome because she gave Donna all of the characteristics and the type of body she has. Donna is a prostitute who gets into an awkward situation with Smith by trying to fight off against Hertz and his men. She is at first a bit of a bitch but as she gets closer to Smith and closer to the baby, she reveals that she does have a sensitive side to her personality as well as a dirty side.



Michael Davis makes this a really kick-ass piece of entertainment that could be watched repeatedly by anybody. To me, if the James Bond franchise didn't have to have a decent storyline, he would have been a good director for a Bond film. He would have been good for Quantum Of Solace especially after that was the biggest letdown of 2008. Michael makes us feel like we are on a rollercoaster ride that takes us upside down, left to right etc because it was so intense and so explosive. There were some bits in the film that I didn't really understand. It is quite a complex story to watch as well but it didn't effect my liking for this film at all. Shoot 'Em Up is one of Clive Owen's greatest films. Clive has done quite a lot of films and yet he hasn't disappointed me once. I liked his character in Shoot 'Em Up more than films such as Children Of Men, King Arthur, The Bourne Identity and Elizabeth: The Golden Age but he was better in Sin City and especially Closer than Shoot 'Em Up. I really liked Paul Giamatti in this one. After seeing him play a villain in this film, I now understand that he can play a villain as well as a hero. I realise that Monica Bellucci is in her 40s and is around the same age as my parents but I couldn't help but just stare at her throughout the whole film because she was just so stunning. I would love to see Michael Davis bring us more action films that will be very intense and explosive like this one.



It is the action film of 2007. Yes, higher than Hot Fuzz. However, Hot Fuzz is a better film than Shoot 'Em Up. As much as I loooooove Hot Fuzz I just find Shoot 'Em Up more entertaining. Shoot 'Em Up is a very explosive action-packed thrill ride that will make you jump out of your seat. You will be blown away by how intense this film really is and how fun it really is. Including the action involved, it is a film that will make you laugh as well. It is one of the best films of 2007 in my opinion and is one of my all-time favourite action films. In fact it was so good with the action, it is my 4th favourite action film behind Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Aliens and Kill Bill: Volume 1. It is a masterpiece of entertainment that I could watch over and over again. Whoever hasn't seen Shoot 'Em Up watch it now and watch with lights out and with an open brave moment for the intense action.

"How could I forget about you? You're the only person I know."


Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen
Running time: 119 minutes
Country: USA, Germany, Czech Republic


The Bourne Identity is an absolutely outstanding film that is the ultimate start to the intense, action-packed and very explosive trilogy. The Bourne Identity is the first of the Bourne trilogy and it started in such a huge way. It is a very gripping story that does feel a bit like a psychological dialogue because of Bourne's moments with people around him and also with himself. I love films that are cat-and-mouse films so to speak. Well, in a more understanding way: a fugitive on the loose with someone trying to find them or chasing them.


Matt Damon's performance as Jason Bourne was absolutely fantastic. He proves to be the perfect actor for the role. Despite his breakthrough performances in Good Will Hunting and his supporting performance in Saving Private Ryan, his performance in The Bourne Identity is the biggest performance of his career that made another breakthrough. Franka Potente was awesome as Maria. It is heartbreaking because they fall in love but something happens at the beginning of The Bourne Supremacy that changes the whole trilogy around completely. Chris Cooper, Brian Cox and Clive Owen were all brilliant too.


Doug Liman was brilliant at directing such a fantastic film. Paul Greengrass is probably a better director but Doug Liman certainly did a fantastic job at this film. He created a film that is based on adventure, action, drama, romance and suspense which is I think the best way to create a film mixed with different genres.


The Bourne Identity is a fantastic film. I'm unsure whether it's my favourite of the trilogy because I need to rewatch Bourne Supremacy and Ultimatum again and then I'll find out what's the best one of the three. The Bourne trilogy is a rival with the James Bond franchise. The Bourne Identity is one of the best films of 2002 and one of the best action-thrillers of all time.

"I think about you all the time. I think about you even when you're with me. I look at you, I can't stop looking at you. I look at you, and I think, "That woman... That woman knows who I am and loves me anyway." "


Director: Tony Gilroy
Starring: Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Paul Giamatti, Tom Wilkinson
Running time: 122 minutes
Country: USA, Germany


Personally, my expectations of Duplicity were neither high nor low. I think I liked it as much as I thought I would. Duplicity is a film that does have a very complex story that does become a mess on occasions but makes sense towards the conclusion. Duplicity is a film that teaches a very important lesson: make sure you know who you can truly trust. Duplicity is a film that isnt a thriller but has some moments where it does become tense. It has quite a lot of drama within it.


Julia Roberts and Clive Owen did a fine job in masterpiece Closer. They work alongside each other once again. Clive Owen is one of my all-time favourite actors and his performance as Ray in this film is another brilliant one! He has yet to disappoint me in any of his films. Ray is a con man who along with Claire try and double-cross each others bosses for a large sum of money. The only problem they have is that they lack trust in each other despite them sleeping with each other. Julia Roberts was even better as Claire. Seeing her in Duplicity made her look a lot younger than she actually is. She looks about 34-35 in this film when she is really 41-years-old at the time of the film. I personally think that they should be in a Oscar romantic-drama film. Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson were good in this film too.


After Tony Gilroys large success on Michael Clayton, he decides to make a film that is in a similar sort of genre but has different actors and different plot. I didnt like Michael Clayton at all when I saw it but I did enjoy this one more because I understood it more, I love Clive and Julia and also the characters and the way it was filmed was fascinating.


Duplicity isnt one of the best films from neither Julia Roberts nor Clive Owen but its still a good film to watch. It is a pretty underrated film in my opinion. Overall, Duplicity is a good film that I enjoyed but plot became a bit of a mess.

"Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn... I'm the one you burn."


Director: Tom Tykwer
Starring: Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ulrich Thomsen
Running time: 119 minutes
Country: USA, Germany, UK


I had exceedingly high expectations for this film being a fan of Clive Owen and Naomi Watts and it seemed like a great combination between a British actor and a British actress. However, when I did see this film, I was disappointed with it. It wasn't the actors within it, it was the film itself. The film fell flat even after 10 minutes and I was very bored within that time. I was quite annoyed at it as well because when you see the trailer of the film, there is loads of action within it but there is very little of it in the film itself which is very annoying! I think because it seemed like an action film was the only reason why people wanted to watch this film but it was no action film at all, really.


Clive Owen is my favourite actor from my country and he is the reason that kept me going through this disappointment. It wasn't him or his performance that was bad, it was the lousy character and I don't think the character was developed enough. It is the first bad film that Clive Owen has been in but no bad performances from him it remains thankfully!! Naomi Watts was another reason that kept me going with this film! Her character was lousy as well and just plain which is something that I hate in a film! Personally, if Naomi Watts or especially Clive Owen weren't in this film, I would've probably called it a disaster!


Overall, The International is a bad film that I thought was rather bad and disappointing. It is one of the worst of 2009 but I personally think that it could've been a lot worse without Owen or Watts in it.