The Rules of Attraction (2002)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Duration: 110 minuten
Country:
United States / Germany
Directed by: Roger Avary
Stars: James Van Der Beek, Jessica Biel and Shannyn Sossamon
IMDb score:
6,6 (55.473)
Releasedate: 11 October 2002
The Rules of Attraction plot
"We all run on instinct"
It's the late 90s at Camden College. Sean Bateman, the younger brother of psychotic Wall Street trader Patrick, is a drug dealer and indebted to his 'colleague' Rupert Guest. Sean is popular and sleeps with half the women on campus. Lauren Hynde, still a virgin, only wants to give herself to Victor, her boyfriend, who is backpacking through Europe. Her roommate, the slut Lara, also has a crush on Victor. Paul Denton in bisexual. He dated Mitchel before he dumped him for Candice. Sean loves Lauren. Paul loves Sean and goes out with Lauren. Lauren loves both Sean and Victor.
Actors and actresses
Sean Bateman
Lauren Hynde
Paul Denton
Lara
Kelly
Harry
Mitchell
Richard 'Dick' Jared
Victor
Raymond
Reviews & comments
IH88
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- 9761 messages
- 3190 votes
“Rock & roll!”
Absurd and anarchic film full of black humor. The Rules of Attraction is based on the work of Bret Easton Ellis so what do you want. Director Avary gives it his own twist with a non-chronological narrative and lots of rewinds and fast forwards. Nicely done.
The campus is full of unhinged and strange students and teachers, and the booze and drugs abound. The strongest points of the film are the humor, the smooth and original direction and the music. It gives The Rules of Attraction a unique vibe. With actors who feel the madness well. Especially the scene in which you see Van Der Beek and Sossamon start their day in split screen is great. Just like Pardue who quickly discusses his European journey. Well done.
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rep_robert
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- 27522 messages
- 4094 votes
In the beginning, the film feels like a chaotic, rudderless mess. I struggled with the characters and had no idea where the movie was headed. But as the film progressed, I was able to enjoy the dark humor and audiovisual tricks that make the film original. There are ingenious things in it and that quick overview of Victor's Eurotrip is an instant classic. The references to American Psycho feel a bit forced. The source material will undoubtedly intertwine this better.
So it was a mixed experience for me. But certainly sufficient.
3.0*
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BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
The film starts with a rape scene, albeit with a wink, but still… Then the film fails to recover from that debauched beginning. There are a few fun scenes from time to time. Overall, though, it's a messy film about college students who indulge in drugs, booze, and sex, or "Rock 'n roll," as Sean (James Van der Beek) calls it out. The cameos of Faye Dunaway, Swoosie Kurtz, Eric Stoltz and others are nice interludes, but it doesn't end there.
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