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In Reply to: Closer or Kinsey? posted by PdL on January 12, 2005 at 15:46:24:
Closer is the first Mike Nichols movie I've seen where I almost wanted my money back after the show. (It's based on a successful play, and it seemd very forced and artificial to me.)Whereas, I would pay money to see Kinsey again. It's not quite as good as Condon's previous high profile film, Gods & Monsters, but it is very good, with excellent performances from Liam Neeson, Laura Linney and Peter Saarsgard.
The film is flattering to Kinsey but hardly "glorifies" him. He was flawed in many ways, as were certain aspects of his research - this is shown in the movie. Perhaps saying this film is "intelligent" may not encourage you or others to see it, but that's how "Kinsey" struck me.
There is also a certain perverse pleasure in seeing Tim Curry play an uptight, prudish professor.
My final verdict - not as good as The Aviator (which despite what you read is very good indeed, see it if you haven't already) but an interesting flick which is entertaining and well crafted.
You can give Closer a miss, and catch it later on DVD if you're afraid you've missed something.
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