If only Ewan McGregor had been in this film! He would've injected more life into it than Jude Law or Julia Roberts. It was so damn mannered and glossy that I had a hard time buying any of the leads as being capable of jealousy or sexual passion, let alone an orgasm.

I'd heard it was disturbing too and was surprised at how much Closer didn't affect me. Maybe that's because I'm cynical, but the cock talk and toxic intimacy didn't phase me. There is one scene between Clive Owen & Natalie Portman (which is probably the reason why they've received awards) which could be disturbing because of the age difference and how his character is so openly needy. But I was kind of distracted the whole time by the staginess of the dialogue and the "that's so obvious" choice of How Soon Is Now behind their dialogue.