Product Description: Totally sexy film about a group of pampered college students who party without end. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 03/22/2005 Starring: James Van Der Beek Jessica Biel Run time: 110 minutes Rating: R Director: Roger Avary
Amazon.com: A not-quite dazzling array of cinematic tricks (split screens, freeze-frames, running the film backwards, rapid editing, etc.) are used to depict college students floundering in the pursuit of love and meaning. Drugs, blow jobs, pornography, booze, rape, masturbation, '80s pop tunes, beatings, suicide, attempted suicide, faked suicide, loss of bladder control, and trite pseudo-philosophy are on display as pretty young actors with squeaky-clean images (like James Van Der Beek and Jessica Biel) attempt to dirty themselves up. The Rules of Attraction comes to life for about five minutes when an actor named Russell Sams appears for an outrageous restaurant scene, then slumps back into terminal disaffection when he departs. Also featuring Shannyn Sossamon, Faye Dunaway, Swoozie Kurtz, Ian Somerhalder, Kate Bosworth, Eric Stolz, Fred Savage, and many strikingly good-looking young people. The filmmakers are attempting to depict the vacuousness of today's youth but only succeed in portraying the void in their own hearts. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Great movie
Interesting look at college-life from the perspective of a few hedonistic students. The book is way better.
Rating: - I'm Attracted To It...
When you read the back cover of The Rules of Attraction it talks about drugs, sex, booze and ultimately chaos, which sums up the movie pretty well. What's interesting about the movie is the way it shows ... Read More
Rating: - The ultimate film about college life
I just watched this movie, and I have to say that I really, really liked it, although I can understand why others don't. This is a cult film, to be sure, and it requires a certain sensibility to see through ... Read More
Rating: - For Bret Ellis Lovers
As a huge fan of Bret Ellis' novels, I was especially pleased with this theatrical interpretation. For those who love American Psycho and appreciate movies that hold true to Ellis' work, this is a must-see ... Read More
Rating: - Ellis and Avery are NOT for everyone but this is a PERFECT MATCH
Bret Easton Ellis is a writer that has NO middle ground. You either dislike immediately and not understand what all the fuss is about or you let yourself get drawn into what he is trying to display and go along ... Read More
- Great movie
- For Bret Ellis Lovers