(don’t you wish you could see her nak-ed)

My first impressions of this movie were undeveloped after leaving the theater. I was fully prepared for another abhorable chick-flick, ready to take the movie at chest-value. That is, I wanted to see Natalie Portman’s boobies, or at least the hint of the naked beauty, and was willing to sacrifice a ghastly sum of corporate greens to do so. (Actually, I had no money on me but a friend was willing to pay instead.)

That said, let me begin with the plot later. As I am going to build a computer with my friend. I’m sure this will generate a lot of hits.

…alright so it is approximately three days later, and my contemplative strike has come to an end. Closer made its debut with much hype about the naked Natalie Portman, as I mentioned above. However, after watching the movie I don’t see why the trailers were more true to the mood of the movie. The movie has essentially null for plot, but focuses on drama and the somewhat amazing acting on the part of Jude Law, Julia Roberts, and not-so-good-acting-but-good-looking Natalie Portman. The whole thing reminded me of a Shakespearean comedy.

Jude Law is, of all things, an obituary journalist who by chance meets the most stunning girl on the streets, our dear friend Portman. With aspirations of writing good stuff and banging the cute chick, Law is inspired to quit his job. The movie then skips an undeterminate amount of time – almost a year – and Roberts is taking pictures of the transformed Law (no glasses anymore, nice hair, styling clothing). Of course the new Law proceeds to kiss Roberts. Portman enters the studio later and discovers the photographer’s “felony.”

Thus Portman lives as the helpless, though quite beautiful, lapdog of the increasingly jerkish Law. There are numerous twists, and following the timeline accurately is a challenge on the first watch, but give it a chance. I did and I liked it in the end.

Oh, and you won’t be enjoying Natalie Portman nude anytime soon. You have to wait for the DVD most likely to see Portman’s boobs. The director didn’t feel it was appropriate for the movie, though Portman wanted to and apparently the scene was filmed. So watch out for the “Unrated Edition” in April or thereabouts.