Closer (Superbit Edition)
by Mike Nichols
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Actor: Clive Owen, Jude Law, Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman, Nick HobbsDirector: Mike Nichols
Brand: Sony
Producer: Cary Brokaw
Producer: Celia D. Costas
Producer: Duncan Reid
Producer: James Clayton
Producer: John Calley
Producer: Mary Bailey
Writer: Patrick Marber
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-03-29
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Closer (Superbit Edition)
Movie Review: a raw look into relationships
Summary: 4 Stars
I love this film. I love it because of it's cutting dialogue and it's dysfunctional characters which are superbly portrayed by a stunning cast. A study of the human heart, Closer shows the intertwined relationships of two couples, forced into mingling by the faults of others. As much as I hate to witness a train wreck, Closer is actually one of those films I'm able to watch over again because it's simple human error, not some tragedy. It's beautifully acted, especially by Portman and Owen. Portman's character shines above the rest as Jane, a strong girl who finds resolution through heartache. For peeps who don't mind the dirt and grit with life sometimes, check this one out.
Summary of Closer (Superbit Edition)
The Superbit titles utilize a special high bit rate digital encoding process which optimizes video quality while offering a choice of both DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. These titles have been produced by a team of Sony Pictures Digital Studios video, sound and mastering engineers and comes housed in a special package complete with a 4 page booklet that contains technical information on the Superbit process. By reallocating space on the disc normally used for value-added content, Superbit DVDs can be encoded at double their normal bit rate while maintaining full compatibility with the DVD video format.Four extremely beautiful people do extremely horrible things to one another in Closer, Mike Nichols' pungent adaptation of Patrick Marber's play that easily marks the Oscar-winning director's best work in years. Anna (Julia Roberts) is a photographer who specializes in portraits of strangers; Dan (Jude Law) is an obituary writer struggling to become a novelist; Alice (Natalie Portman) is an American stripper freshly arrived in London after a bad relationship; and Larry (Clive Owen) is a dermatologist who finds love under the most unlikely of circumstances. When their paths cross it's a dizzying supernova of emotions, as Nichols and Marber adroitly construct various scenes out of their lives that pair them again and again in various permutations of passion, heartbreak, anger, sadness, vengeance, pleading, deception, and most importantly, brutal honesty. It's only until you're more than halfway through the movie that you'll have to ask yourself exactly why you are watching such a beautifully tragic tale, as Closer is basically the ickiest, grossest, most dysfunctional parts of all your past relationships strung together into one movie. Ultimately, it falls to the four actors to draw you deeper into the story; all succeed relatively, but it's Law and Owen whose characters will cut you to the quick. Law proves that yet again he's most adept at playing charming, amoral bastards with manipulative streaks, and Owen is nothing short of brilliant as the character most turned on by the energy inherent in destructive relationships--whether he's on the giving or receiving end. --Mark Englehart
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