http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/26/The-Closer--Grave-Doubts.aspx One of the many things I find fascinating about THE CLOSER’s Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) is how her face hovers just on the edge of locking her feelings away without ever quite making it. Whenever Chief Pope (J.K. Simmons) tells her something she doesn’t like, you can see the battle between forthrightness and her awareness of toe-stepping on that expressive mug of hers. People think Jim Carrey is the master of malleable features, but he could learn a thing or two from Sedgwick, who can make her face go from coquettish to froggy to hard-assed — all within the space of a few minutes.    This is all good, because it plays to THE CLOSER’s greatest strength: characters. There are shows more real, gritty, and in tune with their settings, but you’ll have to look long and hard to find any shows with more nuanced and complex characters, especially in Sedgwick’s faceted portrayal of the Georgia-belle-turned-CIA-interrogator-turned-LAPD-deputy-chief. Supporting characters rarely get short shrift on this show, and this week’s episode gives a couple of them a chance to stretch in new directions. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/26/The-Closer--Grave-Doubts.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/26/The-Closer--Grave-Doubts.aspx#819 l give it a tumbs up flavor http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/26/The-Closer--Grave-Doubts.aspx#819 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:29:41 GMT