J'taime

When out at my weekly shop in Asda I came across “Closer” for the grand total of £2. From what I remember the reviews were mixed, bordering on dislike for the film starring Jude Law, Julia Roberts, Clive Owen and Natalie Portman.

Personally I though “Closer” was brilliant. It was originally a stage play were Clive Owen had once played the character of Dan (played in the film by Jude Law). Instead he played the character of Larry, a nice genuine guy with a huge libido. The each one on one scenes Clive has with Natalie, Jude and especially Julia are quite amazing. His rollercoaster of emotion when he is told that he has been cheated on is so captivating; I challenge everyone not to see Clive’s merit as an actor.

Another shining star from the film is Natalie Portman. Child actor who made an effortless leap to adult role I can’t help but not look up to Natalie. She is an intelligent, brilliant actress and (now that you can get the “New York, I love you” trailer from Apple where I was very impressed to see that) she is now dabbling in directing!

“New York, I love you” are from the same producers of “Paris, J’taime”, which was a film that was made up of a collection of short love stories grouped together under the same location, Paris. Now they have moved over to New York where they have a constellation of Stars appearing, including Orlando Bloom who personally, I thought had turned into a black hole after the Pirates of the Caribbean series. I am very much looking forward to this film coming out.

Another Natalie film that is coming out soon is “Brothers”, a film starring Jake Gyllenhall and Toby Maguire. Its about how a women deals with the death of her soldier husband and how his brother steps up to the plate to look after the family his brother left behind…but he isn’t really dead and he comes back from the war not fully of sound mind. It is a social drama bringing up the issues posed to people who have to deal how to normal life after war. It looks to be a very intense drama. Watch out for it!