Review of The Rules of Attraction (2002) by Owen M — 02 Aug 2009

This is a great movie! James Van Der Beek totally shrugs off his Dawson Leery image.

This review of The Rules of Attraction (2002) was written by Owen M on 02 Aug 2009.

The Rules of Attraction has generally received mixed reviews.

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If there's one thing Avary gets right, it's the brutal use-or-be-used approach to interpersonal relations that Ellis laid out with numbing…

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By Albert A (56) on 24 Sep 2013

4 stars for Sossamon's face alone. Perfection…

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A right piece of sh*t. The plot sucks, the characters are totally static and its graphic for no reason except to seem artsy, which it's not…

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