| Rules of Attraction Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B) |
| Sean Bateman (James Van Der Beek) attends class at Camden College,
somewhere in New England, with only passing interest in academia. Paul
Denton (Ian Somerhalder) is a spoiled rich kid with a libertine's heart
and a leaning toward any pretty face around...more |
| Rules of Attraction Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: C-) |
| You won't like anything that you see in this
off-center film. It focuses on shallow college
students that attend a fictional college, which
could easily provide the backdrop of a Girls Gone
Wild video. The parties are so notorious that
magazines like...more |
| Rules of Attraction Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 1.5/4) |
| THE RULES OF ATTRACTION (2002) 1 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring James Van
Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Jessica Biel, Kip Pardue, Thomas Ian
Nicholas, Ian Somerhalder, Faye Dunaway, Kate Bosworth and Clifton
Collins Jr. Based on the book Bret Easton Ellis....more |
| Rules of Attraction Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C+) |
| RULES OF ATTRACTION, THE (director/writer: Roger Avary; screenwriter: from
Bret Easton Ellis's novel "The Rules of Attraction"; cinematographer: Robert
Brinkmann; editor: Sharon Rutter; music: tomandandy; cast: James Van Der Beek
(Sean Bateman),...more |
| Rules of Attraction Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| At Camden College, where dope, partying and sex rule, Sean Bateman (James
van der Beek, TV's "Dawson's Creek"), brother of American Psycho Patrick,
is intrigued by the mysterious love letters he thinks are being left
by Lauren (Shannyn Sossamon, "40 Days...more |
| Rules of Attraction Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 7/10) |
| The suits over at the WB network must be staggering around their offices in
shock. Roger Avary's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's The Rules of
Attraction takes two of the net's biggest stars - Dawson's Creek's James Van
Der Beek and 7th Heaven's...more |
| Rules of Attraction Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 9/10) |
| PLOT:
This movie tracks the lives of three students at a small, affluent New England
college as they attempt to make sense of their respective love lives. Sean, is a
womanizing drug-dealer who likes to bang anything that moves, but has now fallen
for...more |
| Rules of Attraction Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: .5/4) |
| Prepare to be slimed. Writer/director Roger Avary's THE RULES OF ATTRACTION
could have been sleazy fun; instead it is just sleazy. Set in a college, the
kids spend all of their waking hours in non-stop drug and alcohol abuse. The
film's filthy...more |
| Rules of Attraction Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 3/4) |
| Rating out of 4 stars: 3
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Lions Gate Films
Director: Roger Avary
Writer: Roger Avary, novel by Bret Easton Ellis
Cast: James Van Der Beek, Ian Somerhalder, Shannyn
Sossamon, Jessica Biel, Kip Pardue, Russell Sams, Faye
Dunaway,...more |
