| Closer Review |
| by Michael Dequina (Rating: 3/4) |
| The title of _Closer_ has been called ambiguous by Patrick Marber,
writer of Mike Nichols's film and the play on which it's based, but that word
and all of its enigmatic connotations perfectly sum up the characters,
relationships and motivations...more |
| Closer Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| These are such delicate words, powerfully acted by two lead actors, Natalie
Portman and Jude Law, that you would think you were watching a very delicate
romantic comedy. Not so. Mike Nichols' adaptation of Patrick Marber's play is
vicious, unsentimental...more |
| Closer Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| It's a formidable foursome and with veteran director Mike Nichols ("Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?") at the reins the four-play in "Closer" is
unquestionably dramatic. But the film is not the tour- de-force it might have
been for reasons here...more |
| Closer Review |
| by Ryan Ellis |
| Mike Nichols refuses to be confined by the standard cinematic love triangle.
He's directed his share of those types of films too, but this is the guy you
call when you want a love parallelogram...a paralleloveogram, if you will.
And his dramas l'amour...more |
| Closer Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 2/5) |
| Mike Nichols is one of those directors actors all want to work with; he elicits
their trust and wrings extra-ordinary performances from them. Every interview
is "Mike this and Mike that," and not so much about the film itself. Closer is
no exception....more |
| Closer Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 6/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Closer" (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
If characters are totally self-absorbed and don't care for each other,
even as friends, it's hard for an audience to form an emotional connection with
them or care about their...more |
| Closer Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B-) |
| Larry (Clive Owen, "King Arthur") loves his wife, Anna (Julia Roberts), who is
having an affair with Dan (Jude Law, "Alfie") who lives with his muse Alice
(Natalie Portman, "Garden State"). In the name of love these four people all
inflict tremendous...more |
| Closer Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B) |
| Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten
Columbia Pictures
Grade: B
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Written by: Patrick Marber, based on Marber's play
Cast: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen
Screened at: Loews 84th St., NYC, 12/2/04 more |
| Closer Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 8/10) |
| I'm no speed reader, but I read Patrick Marber's play Closer in about 30
minutes, and then wondered how the heck somebody would turn the sparse,
depressing work in a feature-length motion picture. Inventing scenes that
weren't in the original work...more |
| Closer Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2/4) |
| CLOSER, way too stagy to be a movie, makes minutes feel like hours, as two
dysfunctional couples argue quietly and artistically -- think WHO'S AFRAID OF
VIRGINIA WOOLF ON VALIUM. The movie, based on Patrick Marber's play, clearly
wants to be seen in an...more |
