Review of Closer (2004) by Duncanb. — 22 Oct 2006
I have a profound loathing of this film. Real people do not talk like this. It asks hard questions like "Why do rich, beautiful, vain, self centered, urbanites treat love as a commodity and sex as a form of power politics".
The film looks great as do the actors but it is presented as an authentic look at modern relationships, but this is as divorced from reality as any fantasy. The characters are emotional children, real people do not act or talk like the people in this film, it is a rich coffee table intellectuals view of humanity.
This is a world view that has not been informed by genuine hardship. It is an A Level students view of modern love. I like a bleak film as much as anyone, the bleaker and more pessimistic the better, but this film lacked a key ingredient: RELEVANCE.
This film explores the sexual politics of a metro-sexual elite, it is not a genuine universal exploration of love and the damage it does.
This review of Closer (2004) was written by Duncanb. on 22 Oct 2006.
Closer has generally received positive reviews.
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