The Rules of Attraction
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Movie Reviews of The Rules of Attraction
Movie Review: Excellent!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just watched this movie last night, and I ahve to say..it was entertaining, amusing, and disturbing all at the same time. But, like any good movie...it should move you in some way...whether it's good or bad. I was very uncomfortable with many scenes and I laughed hard at others. I though each actor/actress gave a great performance, and it was good to see some of these clean cut TV actors branching out and taking risks. I know there is the dark satire side of this movie, and I enjoyed that. I like movies that push the limit like this one did. If your looking for some deep meaning in this flick - your not going to find it. If you want an intense character study, with really crazy situations..you have it with this. I liked the way the director used many camera tricks to tell the story - it was refreshing to see something like this done. As for the book - I did not read it and I probably won't - I think Brett Easton Ellis (...)!! But the movie is excellent. I compare it to "pulp Fiction" ( although not as good) in college setting. Check this flick out.Movie Review: Van Der Beek resonates a tour de force
Summary: 5 Stars
What more can I say other than that Van Der Beek makes the movie - period. Van Der Beek proves to be much more than the do-gooder Dawson as he casts off his perfect image and lets it all hang out as the hard-drinking Sean Bateman. Although Jessica Biel, Shannyn Sossamon, Kate Bosworth, and company provide for a dazzling cast, it's none other than Van Der Beek that proves why he's the future of acting. The riveting music emanating throughout the movie is incredibly apropos and invigorating to the senses as well as the mind of Robert Jackson.A Sean Bateman, whether wasting time getting wasted or riding around on his motorcycle, Van Der Beek emits the exact sense of moral emptiness and aimlesness portrayed by Bret Easton Ellis in his poignant work. It is rather unfortunate, and rather disconcerting, that no cameo by Patrick Bateman makes its way into the movie. If you dislike this movie, you haven't read the book like Robert Jackson. If you haven't read the book, then you haven't lived like Robert Jackson. And that's the 411.
Movie Review: Underrated and smarter than you might think...
Summary: 5 Stars
Look past the surface of this movie and it's really about loneliness, and the range of consequences around "falling in love" with someone you don't know. Yeah, the characters do debauched, stupid things, but it's all related to their need to "connect" with someone. All of them make mistakes, and none of them are happy in the end.
As other reviewers mentioned, this isn't a film for everyone; there are several gross-out/desperate sex scenes, but they work in the context of the movie.
I don't have much more to say that hasn't already been said (and said better) by other reviewers. I'll finish up by adding if you went to a small,liberal arts college where everyone knew everyone, and everyone's business (I did), trust me, you "know" most of the people in the movie and will probably get that weird combination of nostalgia and "thank god I'm past THAT part of my life!" when watching this film. Also features a great 80's soundtrack and probably the best use of a Cure song in a movie... ever.
Movie Review: Holy Terrible Trailer, Batman
Summary: 5 Stars
After being force-fed the trailer for this movie- i had little to no interest in paying ...to see it. i simply couldn't shake the images of teen idols giving movie-of-the-week performances in a hodge-podge of Cruel Intentions, Varsity Blues and American Pie. That darned Puddle of Mud song "She Hates Me" playing in the background while Jessica Biel jumps around like an idiot seemed to sum up what i thought the movie was going to be.it was none of these things.
The film was arty, well-acted, and utterly disturbing. If you are into these things (movies like Fight Club, Trainspotting, etc.)- this film really is refreshing. The subject matter verges on the trite: college students gone wild, but the visuals and surprising talents of the cast save the film from depths of the late night commercial.
Get over your first impression of the movie, get ready to laugh, get ready to be grossed out, and get ready to disturbed. Then, be ready to be strangely fulfilled.
Movie Review: Peter the freshman
Summary: 5 Stars
This film tells a fantastically superficial tale of oversexed, overindulged and overdramatic college students in New England. In a bizarre series of love-triangles and meaningless sex, the characters become intertwined in a way that effects them unlike it would effect any normal, caring human being.
This film can be spectacularly funny at times, and enormously sad at others. It contains one of the most difficult-to-watch suicide scenes I have ever been present for, and I think it is something many people need to see. I'm not going to go in on the whole "this is what our children are becoming" bit, but this is just a fantastic movie, any way you look at it.
The acting is fantastic- with the best performance coming from a minor character named Richard. "DICK!" he says. "My name is DICK!"
Take a gander at this one, but make sure your parents are safely tucked away in their beds.