Closer

wow, Finally got around to seeing this today and the trailer doesn't do it justice.... a really great film...
 
Very dark, almost repulsive - a great look into the human character. It surprised me - it was very intense and hard to stop watching. Nichols (and the entire cast, no less) did a fantastic job.
 
Just saw this last night. Wow. What a breakout performance by Natalie Portman. Goodbye Queen Amidala......Hello Skantily Clad Strippers!! Oh MY!!

~reservoir~
 
John C Lyons said:
the current DVD release is pretty bare-bones by today's standards, so I am still holding out on buying it since i absolutely HATE when studios double-dip (see donnie darko, seven, panic room, hellboy, matrix, ....well i could go on forever)!

anybody hear anything in regards to an actual SE version?????
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There probably won't be one cause there were no deleted scenes with the movie. The only thing cut was a frontal topless shot of Natalie that Mike Nichols destroyed upon her request... I don't think there are plans for a release of behind the scenes featurettes, though I would like to see something like "From Page/Stage to Screen" feature because this was adapted from the play by Patrick Marber.

That outta the way, I loved this movie. Very dark, gritty. Finally a movie that shows what relationships can go through, not the Hollywood glamorization of relationships. It really showed the dark side (no Star Wars pun intended) of relationships and how far people will go. I was really hoping Natalie and Clive would actually win the Oscar because they did a great job in this film. Between this V For Vendetta and Garden State (one of my favorite Independent movies ever) Natalie is really showing she is way more than just Queen Amidala. I've always been a big Natalie fan and this movie she really showed what she has. I thought she was just great in the movie.
I liked the way it was shot, the cinematography was great, it really captured the mood of the scenes and what was going on with the characters. Jude Law was alright... basically a poor version of his Alfie character IMO. I've never been the biggest Julia Roberts fan, but in this she was alright. Anyway there's what I thought of the movie.

3 1/2 outta 5 stars for me.
 
I liked this movie too. I've been through some of that infidelity crap. My ex-wife reminds me of a mix between the Julia Roberts, and Jude Law characters...yikes.

Watching "Closer" is kind of like listening to a country song. It makes you feel better about your own life by getting a peep into a very disfunctional alternate life hahaha. "My wife was'a cheatin', near near near goes the steel guitar, going out to the strip joints..." Only "Closer" takes place in an artsy fartsy environment instead of the 2-step dance barn.

I love Mike Nichols.
 
ya i usually don't like songs like that but this one was hauntingly beautiful and very proper for the film.

if you wanna hear the song it's "The Blower's Daughter" by Damien Rice

worth finding and listening to.
 
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