“lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off, but it’s better if you do.” 

“you like him coming in your face?”
“yes.”
“how does it taste?”
“it tastes like you but sweeter.”

pretty wild how panic! at the disco and fall out boy lifted their lines directly from closer (2004). like, out of all the movies in the world why did this one resonate so deeply with pop punk bands? the entire plot is basically just “hot people in london can’t stop cheating on each other,” and 3/4 of the characters are rich and successful. is this particularly relatable to the pop punk movement?? how??? the only thing i can think of that is remotely punk at all is natalie portman‘s pink-wigged manic pixie dream girl. other than that, i’m at a complete loss. and i think about this a lot.

the most underrated scene in film history: when jude law catfishes clive owen by IMing him "sit on my face fuckboy" in Closer (2004)

In which that monotonous fog horn turns all sour, Julia Roberts isn't annoying, Jude Law embraces his inner twatness with great success and Natalie Portman outacts the lot of them.

It's bitter, bleak and cynical. In short, my idea of a perfect Valentine's Day film.

Overdramatic Cheating Culture

natalie portman owns me

That last star is reserved for the Clive Owen/Jude Law & Julia Roberts/Natalie Portman pairings that could have, and should have, been.

this gives off the energy of when you’re bored playing The Sims so u put a few of them in a house together and make them all woohoo and cheat on each other

like seriously ... were they they the only 4 people in London ???

Slow paced and I found the sexual nature of the film just plain weird. I also muddled storylines initially as Jude Law looks like an old shoe in the first few scenes.

I know for a fact that the person reading this has seen the picture of Natalie Portman wearing a pink wig inside a club at some point in their life.

I saw it AGAIN last week.

I decided that enough is enough.

I watched the movie.

Ended up being a pretty good movie.

The plot was very interesting but didn't make much sense. The scenes didn't go from one to the other very smoothly and the time skips just added to my confusion. The relationships between the characters irritated me more than anything. I give it 2 stars for the actors and their amazing performances and the soundtrack and a .5 for the plot. Closer had potential but it just wasn't as good as everyone said it was.

maybe i’ll watch this movie again one day and my feelings will change but as for now if someone had a gun to my head n told me to watch this 2 hour mess i’d tell them to just shoot me n get it over with it

pop rock bands stan this film

A playwright's fever dream of a movie, realized by a director that's supremely good at shooting dialog past (but not renouncing) the shot-reverse-shot approach, a ridiculously inspired set of actors and one good music cue. Done, there's your great film. Rarely does a script pinpoints vulnerabilities and flaws of character this knowingly flagrant, this exceptionally. Owen MVP for his delivery of the best line in the movie: "Fish. We gotta respect them".

“And you left him, just like that?”
“It's the only way to leave. ‘I don't love you anymore. Goodbye.’”
“Supposing you do still love them?”
“You don't leave.”

bittersweet and painfully honest, with a solid script full of memorable lines. it’s easy to see why natalie portman and clive owen got their nominations because they are by far the best of the four.

film #12 of my 100 actors, 100 movies challenge