Review of The Rules of Attraction (2002) by Sosmooth1982 — 09 Jan 2023

Kind of a dumb movie. Just a guy telling his story of what happened to him one night at a party. It's a interesting movie but dumb.

This review of The Rules of Attraction (2002) was written by Sosmooth1982 on 09 Jan 2023.

The Rules of Attraction has generally received mixed reviews.

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