Four relationships (Closer (DVD))

Member Name: sympatic

Product:	Closer (DVD)
Date:	29/08/09 (20 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good performances and intelligent film making

Disadvantages: Bit complicated with time jumps

Closr is a very enjoyable movie with a strong cast who turn in some solid performances. It is a film primaily about relationships between four idividuals whose lives are inter woven together through different events.

Julia Roberst stars alongside Jude Law, she plays Anna who is a photographer while Jude Law character is called Dan and his character writes Obituaries for a living which is hardly a laugh a minute career however he deams of being a successful author and is on the verge of having a book published. Alongside these two you have Natalie Portman as Alice who is a former stripper who now works as a waitress and Larry a dermatologist played by Clive Owen.

At times the plot gets rather confusing as it does jump about quite a bit in terms of time frames with the different relationships that are formed between the four people that sees Dan somewhat in the middle as he falls for both women despite being initially rejected by Anna.

The film benefits from some great dialogue and some very good performances especially I felt from Jude Law who is excellent in the role of Dan. The film relies heavily on the depth of the characters created and the way that they interact with insecurities and desires coming to the fore to disrupt their lives and create an interesting bit of film making.

The film is quite sexually explicit with regards to the language used so some viewers might not find that to their tastes however I found this to be an intelligent piece of film making and an enjoyable watch.

Summary: Good drama