Closer

Saw Closer tonight. It seemed different from what I thought it would be...however, I have no idea what I was really expecting. This movie is about relationships....messed up relationships. You have two couples(Natalie Portman and Jude Law, Julia Roberts and Clive Owens) that trade partners, trade back, break up, etc. It's a vicious cycle full of masochism, envy, greed, hate, lust, jealousy and revenge. The sad thing is I know of a couple people that have dabbled in this sort of life style and it's horrible to have to watch the results. While watching, I was reminded of several other movies: Basic - I love you, I don't love you, I've found somebody else, I'm leaving you, I'm back with you, etc, etc. There weren't as many turn arounds relationship-wise as plot twists in Basic, but I think you understand what I'm getting at if you've seen these movies. Alfie - This would be partly because Jude Law stars in both movies, but when Dan's life is pretty crappy he is no longer the cool, self-confident man we knew. He breaks down and has a good cry. Usual Suspects - When Dan finds that name on the end I so knew it was coming. I think I guessed or thought, "it'd be cool if..." pretty much right from the start. Scrubs and The Matrix - The end of the movie with Natalie Portman strutting her stuff down the sidewalk screamed lady-in-the-red-dress, created by Mouse, and was also strangely reminiscent of Elliot Reid when she gets her make-over and new attitude. This probably has something to do with the complete change in hair and clothes.