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Closer (2004)
You'll either love it or hate it. Not much middle ground.
I happened to love it. There's a very dark realness to the relationships in this film --- not necessary the characters themselves (writer, photographer, stripper, doctor), but the behavior of these people within their relationships. There's something very true to the glutton-for-punishment behavior that's portrayed that stays with you, probably because it IS so real. The acting was terrific, the dialogue sparse but completely on point, and the film moves at a nice pace, drawing you into each of the characters. Not the strongest of endings, (bit of a sellout if you ask me) but still a great flick. Not for everyone, though - some people applauded at the end of the movie, another group I overheard said they needed to go home and "bathe to rid themselves of the filth of this movie".
American Adobo (2001)
GOD AWFUL!!!!
Made me embarrassed to be Filipino. Oversentimental, disconnected, melodramatic drivel that plays on what some people think of as Filipino stereotypes, perpetuates them, and then attempts to put them together in one group setting. The acting is bad, the writing is bad -so do yourself a favor and save your rental fees.