The Rules of Attraction
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Movie Reviews of The Rules of Attraction
Movie Review: Not a perfect adaptation, but a near perfect movie...
Summary: 5 Stars
There are many mixed reviews about this film...some love it, some hate it and some just tolerate it...but I am with the first group. While I am a huge fan of Bret Easton Ellis and have read and loved all of his work, Rules of Attraction is one of my favorites (Less Than Zero is still his best work)...regardless I had to see this film, and while not in anyway a perfect adaptation of his novel it is a great film that holds to most of the same morals that Ellis addressed in his novel. I have to say first that other than the fact that the charactors have the same names I don't particularly watch this film as if it were based off the novel...for many of the ket scenes in the novel, mostly Laurens pregnancy, are not in this film at all and thus watching it with the intent of watching a film version of the novel will leave you null and void. The film does revolve around Sean Bateman (Van Der Beek) who is madly in love with Lauren (Sossaman) who once dated Paul (Sommerhalder), but Paul, now openly bisexual, is in love with Sean. The novel delves more into these three as relationships are concerned, but the film delves into their personalities and there charactors apart from their significant other whomever that may be. One of the best scenes involves Paul's friend Richard in the resturant. It's outright hilarious. Its in the novel too and I'm so glad it was included in the film. This film does well to show the lack of morality in society and that out generation of teenagers is just as morally debased as any other. The novel took place in the 80's during free love and drugs and the film takes place now, during free love and drugs. I look at all of Ellis' work as great charactor studys, wonderfull looks at who we are in the mirror, not who we pretend to be in front of everyone else. Watch this film and look past the comedic timing and the pretty faces to see the monsters in us all.Movie Review: Disturbing, jaw dropping, and most of all.... REAL!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is a masterpiece. A piece of work that takes us deep inside of the lives of three very different college students. We are taken from party to party, from bedroom to the classroom, and getting plunged into college life. Some may be offended by the graphic nature of this movie. But why be offended?. I think that as a college student, that "The Rules of Attraction" hits our feelings and acts right on the nose. The feelings of love, hate, and most importanly, lust.Sean seems to have slept with half the student body and still feels the need to stay drunk all day. He has no idea what he wants out of college, but knows that he wants something. He keeps receieving love letters, which he believes are coming from someone he knows. These love letters tear his emotions apart, making him confused and start to change the way he has been living his life.
Lauren wants to stay a virgin, but cant wait for her love Victor forever, who is away on a trip to Europe. She lives her life one moment at a time, snorting cocain with her roomate and looking through her book of vaginal STD's, to keep her from sleeping around.
Paul is as gay as you can get, and just wants to be loved. He falls for Sean, hoping that someday Sean will "switch sides". He is tired of his boring nerdy, gay friends and wants more out of his life than just sex and drugs.
This movie was filmed brilliantly. Every scene is a masterpiece. This is a really "in your face" movie, showing you as much as it can without it getting not rated.
This is not only a movie about sex, drugs and alcohol, but about the feelings and actions or the college student. How they hide from what they really feel, and what becomes of their wrong actions. This is a movie for anyone that loved college or anyone that is just looking for a very well filmed movie. Dont miss this incredible flick.
Movie Review: Strangers in the Night
Summary: 5 Stars
The Rules of Attraction plays out like some over-indulgent exercise in film style. But somewhere along the way I loved it. Maybe its the dead-on observations, the voiceovers that are just long enough to not become intrusive and pretentious. Maybe it is the flagrantly brilliant character introductions. Maybe its the way the scenes take complete left-turns from their supposed pre-ordained destinations. Maybe its how a simple act of ripping a note can become a singularly despicable and depressing thing. Maybe its because when you're watching it, you're thinking "I shouldn't like this" but you do anyway. All of these things and more are here for your viewing. Its a wonderful film, as wonderful as a movie about sex-crazed deviant drug-addicted college students can be. It's poignant in very very odd ways. Where else can you watch a movie where you enter a mans thoughts as he is having sex, and he says "I can't remember the last time I had sex sober" That quote was magnificent, brilliance, that line alone sums up the entire character. Stuff like this is why I go to the movies. One can make the accusation that this movie is over-directed, you'll get no argument from me. The visual tricks utilized are occasionally just boring. But when the trickery hits brilliance, aka Victors introduction. Then you just have to take the winners with the losers. Watch this movie without any pre-conceived notion of what it will be, and you'll be surprised, its not really a comedy, its funny but not laugh out loud. It's more sad funny. But it hits you hard, especially after walking out and realizing what you have just watched, not much does that these days, and I'm not exaggerating.Movie Review: First time I hated it...then I watched it again
Summary: 5 Stars
The first time I got through watching this movie my friend and I just looked at each other in complete disgust. I couldn't believe how depressed it made me. A couple of weeks later, I bought it and here's why...Although this focuses on that area of people in college that always party, drink, do drugs, have sex, it is completely true and actually does go on. Some other reviewers probably do not understand this.
Also, I think that everyone can find a character to relate to in this film. Maybe they haven't done the drugs or some things, but people can relate to their emotions.
I love the linking of the characters. It's basically a movie of "he likes her but she likes someone else" thus the title of the movie.
There was one thing in this movie that I did not like. For instance the girl who commits suicide and they show her naked in a tub of her own blood. I guess that's what they were looking for, complete horror from the audience, and it worked for me. On a side note I love the song choice for that scene.
This movie has a lot of dark irony and some dark humor. Therefore it is a dark and depressing movie. You may think that watching it will depress you (which it did me but only the first time) but then think about how some people enjoy tear jerkers for when they need a good cry. This movie is good for those depressing, angry moments in life...or at least to me.
Overall I think it is definitely worth a shot for everyone to see whether you think you will like it or not. I, however, DO recommend renting before buying.
Movie Review: Surprisingly, I loved it
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Rules of Attraction" is about rich kids, drugs, partying and a glimpse into college life. Since I've unfortunately known people just like this, it definitely scored with me. From beginning to end, this movie is fascinating and I couldn't pull myself away from it. Each scene is great and its a rare film that doesn't bore you. Its a very black comedy yet in many ways it hits on quite a few real issues. Sean is the main character, a drug dealing sociopathic character who falls for a virgin named Lauren who has a boyfriend named Victor. All the while Paul is in love with Sean. It sounds like a simple plot, but in the hands of Roger Avary its compelling. The backwards scenes, the suicide scene, the parties and the character interaction is disturbing yet intriguing. Of course, the book is better but that is generally the case. Still, I liked this better than "American Psycho" for some reason. It just seemed sadly real to me.My favorite scenes are obnoxious Richard at the restaurant, Sean's excuse to Lauren for sleeping with her friend, the guy going on a debauched trip across Europe and his weird face to face moment with Lauren and the hospital scene.
This is a movie that isn't for everyone. Its a black comedy, but its peopled with strange characters and scenes that will stay with you long after. I loved it!