Joe & Adam take a long hard look at the film Closer, based on the play of the same name, by Patrick Marber. 

Released in 2004, the MYFYF duo ponder if it translates to screen, the brutal language of love, and the Julia Roberts of it all - is she just too damn powerful to be believable?

They keep singing that Damien Rice song too. Content warning: the film is bracingly frank with its use of rude language, and it gets quoted. A lot. 

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