Movie Star Blog

Short review of Closer and good question about Natalie Portman's hair.

Closer first. It left me sad, but I like sad things so that didn’t detract from its goodness. It’s a rather complex movie; I don’t mean necessarily in terms of plot, as it wasn’t hard to follow, but a lot happens between the four characters and — to me — a lot is left unanswered. For example, why does Natalie Portman change her hair so much? But seriously, in the end I wasn’t sure who had lied about what, and whether it really mattered. I think it’s worth watching.