Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
9 |
What is unique about Closer, making it seem right for these insincere times, is that the characters do not understand each other, or themselves. |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
8 |
It's a wittily written, powerfully acted tale of two intersecting London couples who meet, clash and reconfigure themselves and keep goading each other to the brink of sexual chaos. |
E!
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8 |
...the dialogue is sharply written and doesn't shy away from dropping sexually explicit language or letting a scene go for an uncomfortably lengthy time. |
filmcritic.com
Christopher Null |
3 |
Don't be misled by the film's timing and its white poster into thinking Closer is a holiday film for the masses. On the contrary: Suffering through Closer is like watching a terrible train wreck in excruciatingly slow motion. |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
7 |
Closer has a notably less devastating ending than on the stage - but it's still the kind of date movie best recommended for those looking to end a relationship. |
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh |
7 |
Breathtakingly cruel and quietly devastating... |
Reel
Sarah Chauncey |
8 |
If Closer reminds you of sex, lies and videotape, it's not a coincidence. Steven Soderbergh acknowledged that his acclaimed directorial debut was largely inspired by Nichols' Carnal Knowledge. |
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez |
5 |
With its pretty close-ups of pretty actors and pretty slow-motion shots set to pretty songs, Closer isn't complex--just precious. |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
8 |
...the haunting, hypnotic Closer vibrates with eroticism, bruising laughs and dynamite performances from four attractive actors doing decidedly unattractive things. |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
6 |
...a too-close-for-comfort movie experience. |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
5 |
...while parts are provocative and forceful, the film as a whole collapses into a welter of misplaced intensity. |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
4 |
It's all dressed up but, frankly, it's got nowhere of interest to go. |
People
Leah Rozen |
7 |
...a scalding tale of love and betrayal... |
LA Weekly
Ella Taylor |
4 |
A roundelay of devious, mendacious and self-obsessed behavior that solicits our sympathy without ever earning it... |
Village Voice
Dennis Lim |
8 |
...a tastefully sordid relationship drama. |
Onion AV Club
Scott Tobias |
8 |
With uncompromising power, Closer examines the heartache and betrayals of people who remain strangers to each other, no matter how familiar they seem. |
Maxim
Paul Ulane |
6 |
Adapted from the stage, the movie introduces four strangers whose lives intersect through chance encounters in a premise that teeters dangerously close to chick-flick hell. |
Premiere
Glenn Kenny |
7 |
Most of the dialogue is pretty fresh, and it’s delivered with great brio, particularly by Clive Owen. |
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt |
7 |
With all these talented folks behind it, why doesn't Closer quite hit the mark? The main reason is that it's too emotionally honest and psychologically dense for its own good. |
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