Battle of sexes puts a Woolf at the door (Variety)

Nov 22, 2004 12:00 a.m. - Yahoo! News: Entertainment - Movies

Variety - The caustic wit and brute force of Patrick Marber's acclaimed play come across with a softened edge in Mike Nichols' bigscreen version of "Closer." Intriguing as a companion piece to the director's early-career studies of the sexual battleground, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and especially "Carnal Knowledge," pic's one-dimensionality is paradoxically exposed by the medium's inherent realism, with its close-ups and real locations. Although the female roles are not ideally cast, powerhouse star lineup, charged sexual elements and tony pedigree will combine for sharp B.O. in more sophisticated, upscale situations, but much less so in the boonies.

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