Closer

Iholla / Closer. US (c) 2004 Columbia. D: Mike Nichols. SC: Patrick Marber - based on his play. DP: Stephen Goldblatt. M: Mozart: Così fan tutte; Rossini: La Cenerentola. LOC: London. Starring Natalie Portman (Alice), Jude Law (Dan), Julia Roberts (Anna), Clive Owen (Larry). 106 min. Released by CTSN, Finnish / Swedish subtitles by Timo Porri / Janne Staffans. Viewed in Bristol, Helsinki, 4 Feb 2005 (on premiere date). Brilliant dialogue, brilliant actors, brilliant scenes. However, it starts to drag, gets sour. In the end I found myself not caring about the characters. There's a lot to savour here: Nichols and Marber and the actors in great form. I suppose I would have to recommend this to ones looking for good modern film drama. There's much good satire on modern life in this film. ***