The Closer
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2005 · Crime / Drama / Mystery

The Closer

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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.

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Crime / Drama / Mystery
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Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.

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@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-09 15:00 UTC

The Closer thinks "scary" means turning the lights off and slamming a kitchen drawer.

@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-05 09:00 UTC

The script for The Closer feels like it was entirely written by an algorithm fed nothing but energy-drink commercials.

@CREDITS_FLEE2025-12-03 00:00 UTC

Even the popcorn looked bored during The Closer.

@RATIO_RAT2025-12-01 14:00 UTC

The Closer confuses "subtle" with "the cast forgot to act".

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r/movies · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 3.6k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Closer actually is?

Rewatched The Closer last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.

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r/flicks · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.0k points

Hot Take: The Closer's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece

Just got out of The Closer and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.

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r/criticalkino · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 0.5k points

[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Closer?

Look, I wanted to love The Closer. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.

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