Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Oct 15 '02
Pros: Unique film-making technique, great acting and solid writing
Cons: Possible too intense for some viewers
Summary: "The Rules of Attraction" is one of the best movies I've seen in years. Will it be popular? Say as popular as lesser films such as "Sweet Home Alabama" or "XXX". Probably not. The film is a gritty, frequently negative look at the life of ... read more
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Jan 22 '06
Pros: Avary, yo! Is'all Avary!
Cons: Abhorrible characters.
Summary: Fifty years from now I'll probably be asking myself, "Do I really like Rules of Attraction?", but presently I'll settle with "yes." Let's be realistic, folks: Bret Easton Ellis'/Roger Avary's characters are pestiferous. Sean Bateman (James ... read more
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May 27 '03
Pros: Cheaper on video than a bottle Tylenol PM. Good soundtrack.
Cons: Resembles Tylenol PM in a myriad of ways but doesn't get rid of a headache.
Summary: If John Waters was a boring and soulless fiend from the duller parts of hell he might have written something like this.
This movie was like a sleep deprived and depraved nightmare one has had too many times combined with a cheap wine ... read more
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Apr 24 '03
Pros: Quintessentially watchable.
Cons: Thoroughly unremarkable.
Summary: I don’t see as many movies as I should, and I never see the ones that everyone’s talking about until months after they’ve finally stopped talking about them. It starts innocently enough – someone asks casually, “Oh, have you seen ... read more
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Apr 10 '03
Pros: It's NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE with a happy ending and punk music
Cons: I could've written it
Summary: I went to this movie with big hopes of really seeing something interesting. I usually love drug-related movies simply because they are pretty exciting and they show a way of life that I am not really familiar with. But I was pretty disapointed...
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Apr 07 '03
Pros: Lots of funny dialogue and situations, well-directed
Cons: Tons of sex, violence, drug and alcohol use (if that bothers you)
Summary: In the first ten minutes of the film, Lauren (Shannyn Sossamon) gets fall-down drunk, decides to lose her virginity to an NYU film student, passes out, and is basically date-raped by some freaky-looking guy while the film student video-tapes them as the ... read more
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Mar 19 '03
Pros: Interesting concepts, and that Ellis appeal.
Cons: Lauren wasn't what she could have been.
Summary: The Rules of Attraction is the much anticipated film adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name. A romantic thriller, it tracks the hidden desires of a small group of privileged college students, and unleashes all the dark thrills ... read more
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Dec 14 '02
Pros: Original, interesting, unpredictable, sexy, cool.
Cons: Ending feels incomplete; annoying.
Summary: Rules Of Attraction is a good, dark, sexy, and unpredictable film which people will love and hate forever because of several reasons and themes, and how they are executed by Roger Avery: Writer and Director. This film is not for everyone, ... read more
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Nov 07 '02
Pros: James Van Der Beek breaks away from the nice guy role
Cons: "Love" just appears without courtship
Summary: I had never really heard of Bret Easton Ellis until I saw American Psycho last year for the first time. I was a fan of the dark comedy in which a New York businessman goes around torturing and killing people as well as animals. At the time I was not ... read more
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Oct 30 '02
Pros: Visually inventive and stunning; brutally funny and very brave.
Cons: Sometimes veers into overkill.
Summary: Those who say that The Rules of Attraction is about nothing hit the nail right on the head. But to complain about it is to miss the point entirely, for empty nothingness is the very subject of Bret Easton Ellis' novel, and Roger Avary's audacious ... read more
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Oct 21 '02
Pros: none come to mind, perhaps a very few decent directorial decisions
Cons: where to begin...
Summary: I looked briefly over the reviews on this page and I could not believe my eyes. Do I expect everyone to agree with me? No. But for this movie to get such a good rating across the board blew my mind. I'll address this movie in terms of its major ... read more
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Oct 20 '02
Pros: Great Cast, message and real to life
Cons: hidden message, random violence, overall one step before great film
Summary: I had high expectations of this film, with the casting choices and hearing it was based upon a book written by the same author as American Psycho, but both me and my movie going partner were surprised that although each casting choice was excellent and ... read more
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Oct 13 '02
Pros: the cast, especially Ian Somerhalder and Shannyn Sossaman. James Van Der Beek in places.
Cons: James Van Der Beek in places. What's up with that 4-minute long Victor section?
Summary: I had unusually high expectations for this film. I'm a fan of satirical film. I love that teaser poster. I didn't like the book. I loathe and despise Pulp Fiction, a film that grows more and more annoying, pathetic, and manipulative with each ... read more
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Oct 11 '02
Pros: Van Der Beek makes an excellent break from Dawson; Ellis' decadence well updated.
Cons: "Stylistic" direction sometimes overdone
Summary: Rules of Attraction, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho), is an interesting portrayal of three months in the life of three pseudo-Ivy League college students. Sean Bateman (Van Der Beek) is a drug-dealing, fast-talking rich boy who ... read more
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Oct 10 '02
Pros: Remarkable camera work and editing, good acting ...
Cons: Very disquieting technique and story.
Summary: Last year we had MEMENTO, a very absorbing mystery in which we saw an episode, then jumped back earlier in time, saw another episode, then jumped back even earlier, and so forth, until the loose ends all came together. Something along the same lines ... read more
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