Julia roberts, jude law, natalie portman, clive owen. Adaptedby patrick marber from his awardwinning stage play, closer vibrates with eroticism, bruising laughs, and dynamic performances. Detective sherlock holmes and his stalwart partner watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of england. Closer i learned from the best jude law, natalie portman. Natalie portman, jude law, julia roberts by hawagon. Even though im not a fan, i still enjoy when she gets in a well made movie and plays a more realistic character something along the lines of erin brockovich. Ripley, jude law has truly earned his onscreen stripes. All actors julia roberts, jude law, natalie portman, clive owen, nick hobbs.
Oct 07, 2012 anna julia roberts and larry clive owen cross paths with alice natalie portman and dan jude law at the opening of annas photo exhibition. Owen and anna julia roberts, whose own cute meeting via. Closer 2004 official trailer 1 julia roberts movie youtube. Law plays dan, who writes obituaries for his london newspaper. She photographs dan, an author, played by jude law, who promptly declares his love for her only having met her this one time. Best performance by an actor in a supporting role clive owen. The film was produced and directed by mike nichols and stars julia roberts, jude law, natalie portman, and clive owen. Aug 03, 2014 your travel guide to the london filming locations of mike nichols closer starring clive owen, julia roberts, jude law and natalie portman, movie locations, film locations, where was filmed. Alice natalie portman, an american stripper who has moved to london, meets dan jude law on the street. Closer by mike nichols julia roberts, jude law, natalie. In 1998, jude law played in the wisdom of crocodiles. Closer 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. All of julia roberts movies ever, ranked by critics insider. Why jude law avoids his birthday vox lux movie premiere.
As soon as you think, okay, this is where they live happily ever after, another twisting tale occurs. Julia roberts and jude law as a dysfunctional heterosexual couple. Jude law has teetered on the edge of the alist for over a decade. Mike nichols closer is a movie about four people who richly deserve one another. Jude will be playing dr watson in the new sherlock holmes movie, and has grown the moustache in preparation for his role. For portman, this could be the movie that pushes her from teen roles to adult ones. For each of the four actors this is their best performance to date.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Jude law and julia roberts get closer in the new mike nichols film. Jude law and julia roberts have a little less to do than natalie portman and clive owen, yet they compel nonetheless through the charisma weve come to expect from them, as well as the depth. In 2007, law starred in another remake of another michael caine film. The strippers exboyfriend dan jude law is now romantically involved with larrys exwife, anna julia roberts. Their relationship makes little sense for either of them, and the story does them no favors. Closer 28 movie clip annas photo exhibition 2004 hd. Closer is a 2004 american romantic drama film written by patrick marber, based on his awardwinning 1997 play of the same name. Sex, lies and expletives perhaps as a means of taking away our attention from the vapidity of it all, patrick marber, who also penned the closer screenplay, comes up with a full array of sexually explicit lines that are bandied about during heated arguments, e. Films closer 2004 closer movie, julia roberts, anna movie. Aug 27, 2019 theres a julia roberts movie for every mood and every kind of movie night romantic night in, family night, solo weepfest. This is the performance that he should have been allowed to give in alfie. The first time jude law s dan kisses julia roberts s anna in closer, roberts moves into their clinch with her eyes alert, as though searching her partners face for a desire equal to her.
Closer 2004 natalie portman, jude law, julia roberts. Julia roberts, jude law, clive owen closer 2004 official trailer 1 julia roberts movie the relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other. Adapted by patrick marber from his own achingly modish hit play, this allstar relationship drama follows a quartet of absurdly beautiful london urbanites played by julia roberts, jude law. After new york city receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world. Does he really want intimacy or does he want revenge. Natalie portman, jude law, julia roberts and clive owen nominated for 2 oscars. This movie is a quintessential feels flick, the kind of movie that you go into expecting to have a good cry. Julia roberts jude law natalie portman clive owen nick hobbs colin stinton. Ripley in 1999, law learned to play the saxophone and earned an mtv movie award nomination with matt damon and fiorello for performing the song tu vuo fa lamericano by renato carosone and nicola salerno. Julia roberts is an american actress and producer who made her acting debut in the 1987 directtovideo feature firehouse. With an anguished wail, larry clive owen asks where he can find intimacy. About the only thing these two dans have in common is jude laws face. Nichols and his actors find no way to lift closer into a realm that enlightens.
Mike nichols closer is a movie about four people who richly deserve one. Jude law is a peter otoole without the steroids, julia roberts a jeanne moreau with an american passport, clive owen is a child of john garfield and peter finch and natalie portman a jean peters with a college degree. Julia roberts, jude law, natalie portman and clive owen sizzle in this intensely erotic award winner. Anna, played by julia roberts, is a successful photographer. Closer mike nichols, natalie portman, jude law, julia. Jude law has made so many movies this year, but none as adult and as honest as this one.
If you are expecting an epic cinematic masterpiece, then the holiday is not for you. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Dec 03, 2004 the taxicab that knocks her down is a hulking metaphor for the narrative that follows, in which alice and dan along with larry mr. Of the many titles that have featured this beloved actor, weve ranked the top 25 based on critical and audience reception, awards buzz and pop cultural impact. Jude law is masterful in his role, and he is matched equally by the performances of clive owen, natalie portman and julia roberts. Closer 2004 natalie portman, jude law, julia roberts video. Here is every single movie julia roberts has been in, ranked by critic scores on rotten tomatoes. After new york city receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of. Jul 08, 2008 a great movie featuring great actors jude law julia roberts clive owen natalie portman spanish subs.
The movie stars, in order of appearance, jude law, natalie portman, julia roberts and clive owen. That said, not all of the actress movies have been critical hits. In a private room in a strip club, where the rules say that you can look, but not touch. A witty, romantic, and very dangerous love story about chance meetings, instant attractions, and casual betrayals. Jude law and julia roberts each get the short straw in this quad. She made her breakthrough the following year by starring in the comingofage film mystic pizza 1988. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means. Julia roberts, natalie portman, jude law and clive owen. Closer is director mike nichols critically acclaimed look at four strangers julia roberts, jude law, natalie portman and clive owen with one thing in common. Jude law, portman, roberts, and owen were all excellent in this film. The film, like the play on which it is based, has been seen by some as a modern and tragic version of mozart s opera cosi fan tutte, with references to the opera in both the plot and the soundtrack.
Fascinated by the game of love, seduced by seduction itself, they play at sincere, truthful relationships which are lies in almost every respect, except their desire to sleep with each other. However, if you are looking for a light, entertaining movie, i would definitely recommend this film. Jude law grows a moustache to play watson in new sherlock. This is about two couples who exchange partners with each other back and forth. When talk is sexier than a cliched clinch the new york times. Portman is alice, an american who says she was a stripper and fled new york to end a relationship. Anna julia roberts and larry clive owen cross paths with alice natalie portman and dan jude law at the opening of annas photo exhibition. A husbandandwife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Closer, released on video today, is not a bad movieor rather it is not. A bitingly funny and honest look at modern relationships, closer is the story of four strangers julia roberts, jude law, natalie portman and clive owen their chance meetings, instant. The film has been seen by some as a modern and tragic version of mozarts opera cosi fan tutte, with. Even julia roberts needs to break out of her square every once in awhile. Over the years, julia roberts has built an impressive career that spans across a variety of genres, including romantic comedies, dramas, crime thrillers, and even fantasy films.
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