Natalie Portman

If you believe in love at first sight, you never stop looking."

Rated: (R)

Directed by: Mike Nichols

Genres: Drama

Starring: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen




"LYING IS THE MOST FUN A GIRL CAN HAVE WITHOUT TAKING HER CLOTHES OFF...BUT IT'S BETTER IF YOU DO!"
-Alice Ayres-

THE MOVIE OUTLINE

"Set in London, England, good Samaritan Dan Woolf, a struggling writer, takes Alice Ayres, a shady young woman and part-time stripper, to the hospital when she's hit by a car, and they fall in love. One year later, Dan meets photographer Anna Cameron and tries to pick her up, but she rebuffs him. In revenge, Dan sets Anna up for an embarrassing encounter with sex-addicted dermatologist Larry Gray, but the two end up seeing each other. Then another year later, Dan and Anna begin an affair of their own, and relationships between the four collapse. Over the next year, all of them become obsessed with hurting each other and wreak some heavy emotional damage. Will any of them be strong enough to put this destructive sequence of events to a stop? "

MY APPRAISAL

The movie theme core is that INTIMACY IS A LIE. The closer a couple become in a relationship, the more they are paved by deceptions. I should say this movie has fantasticly succeeded to put the audience in the picture.

Generally, the entire casts are fairly perfect. Come on, what more we could ask for? We have the mother of America's most favourite twins, the so-called James Bond on the next. Well, despite Jude Law's poor performance, they still are. I mean, i used to be his fan, but those wacky cries he made really makes me barf. Was it really that hard to act like a chicken cheating bastard who knows nothing but cowardice?? But thanks to the blindsiding "Sexiest Man Alive" award, he's slightly better than Orlando Bloom.
Regardless, the other three has managed to save the whole film with their outstanding performances. I admire Clive Owen inimitable accent, a lot. The other stupendous two, Roberts and Portman, i always love their flawless performance. Despite the fact Roberts every so often a pain in the neck, how she winds up the movie, winning over the male role while there's still other female (America's Sweethearts, etc.).

I get to adore this movie even more every time I rewatch it. Because however, without ever showing a sex scene on screen, the're able to portray the nasty nature of lust, deception, obsession, and jealousy without actually exploiting these acts. The screenwriter is utterly skilled with smart dialogues that reflects every meaning of every word and the next thing I admire so badly, is the portrait of everyone as victims but also an abuser on the next scene, though not always in the most obvious ways. Closer is very adult, bold, and smoking hot.

Highly recommended.

Dan: "Didn't fancy my sandwiches?"


Alice: "Don't eat fish."


Dan: "Why not?"


Alice: "Fish piss in the sea."


Dan: "So do children."


Alice: "Don't eat children either."

"How do you say goodbye to someone you can't imagive living without?

Director:Kar Wai Wong

Writers (WGA):Kar Wai Wong (screenplay) &
Lawrence Block (screenplay

Genre:Drama | Romance

Starring: Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Norah Jones, Rachel Weizs, Tim Roth, David Strathairn





THE MOVIE OUTLINE

"After a rough break-up, Elizabeth sets out on a journey across America, leaving behind her life in search of something to mend her broken heart. Waitressing her way through the country, she befriends a troubled cop and his estranged wife and a down-on-her luck gambler with a score to settle. Through these chance encounters, Elizabeth witnesses the true depths of loneliness and emptiness, and begins to understand that her own journey is part of a deeper exploration of herself. "