It is a performances centric movie

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Fantastic show!!! A must watch series. Great acting by everyone.

"The Closer" is a terrific show with a terrific star, terrific supporting cast, and terrific stories. Little else to be said.Kyra Sedgwick is Brenda Leigh Johnson, who comes to Los Angeles from Atlanta to run the Priority Homicide Division. At first, the men under her aren't happy and don't want her there. Brenda, however, is very gifted in not only figuring out cases but getting confessions, combining a sweet, smiling Southern style with toughness when she doesn't get what she wants. Soon, the very men who resented her are her biggest champions.The cast includes G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, J.K. Simmons, Tony Reynolds, and Robert Gossett. Jon Tenney plays Fritz, Brenda's love interest who later becomes her husband. Each character has his own well-fleshed out personality and work together beautifully as an ensemble.The stories are excellent, but for me, it's Sedgwick who makes this show. Brenda always acts frazzled, but when she gets down to business, she's right on target. She eats junk food -- in fact, at an apartment that's a murder scene, she starts eating the candy she finds and goes back for more. She dresses like she buys her clothes at the Salvation Army. Her house is a mess. She's human. Excellent show.

I have to say I've enjoyed just about every episode of the closer over it's 7 seasons.I especially like the way the initial hostility of the other detectives eventually turns into respect and finally into a willingness to do what it takes to help BLJ in some of her times of need.I also like that there's been a few episodes that are tongue in cheek - who can forget Provenza popping his little blue pill only to find a dead body in the bath tub, or the recent ep with Santa drinking his egg nog.Maybe things get sewn up a little too well at times, but she's also had a few cases get away from her. The psychological aspect is what gives the show it's edge I think.I also like that it doesn't resort to over the top violence.I'll be very sad when the show ends this season.

A recent episode called "Maternal Instincts" was such a tear-jerker. Brenda really showed her true colors - a caring and compassionate person. Maybe the writers wanted to show how she has grown over the years from a rather self-centered person to someone who could actually be a mother. It was a brilliant piece of acting and writing for the entire cast.I live in Atlanta and was born here. Brenda's southern accent is rather thick for Atlanta, but just right for some areas outside the Atlanta metro area, perhaps middle or south Georgia. In any case, her accent is so good that when I first saw the show, I remember thinking "I didn't know Kyra Sedgwick was southern!". Guess the joke's on me - she's from NYC.This isn't the kind of show you can just have on in the background. You really need to focus on it and appreciate it like a fine glass of wine.