The Rules of Attraction DVD

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starring: James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Ian Somerhalder directed by: Roger Avary

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Average Rating: Rating: - Close but no cigar A well-thought out adaptation, well directed but for those who don't want to get tricked into buying a lesser DVD, an unrated version with a Bret Easton Ellis commentary, deleted scenes and extra teasers will be released a few months later. Check the director Roger Avary's webiste avary.com for details on that. This DVD could be much better and will be. Rating: - Great Satire I saw The Rules of Attraction at the theater a few weeks ago and found it out quite good. Though the film has been getting mixed reviews (so did American Psycho) but it will always be remembered and well-liked just as much as Psycho. I never actually read the novel by Bret Easton Ellis (a great author) but I should since I've been hearing the book is more detailed (aren't most?). It's a satire about a sexual triangle involving a hedonistic drug dealer Sean Bateman (Van der Beek, surprisingly good performance) who is the younger brother of American Psycho's Patrick Bateman, who has a crush on a bored girl named Lauren, who has her eyes on a guy who's on a trip in Europe so she's waiting for him. Lauren's ex-boyfriend Paul is a bisexual who's lusting after Sean. The film can be disturbing for people w/ it's suicide theme and seeing all these college students pissing their lives away by constantly snorting coke and having emotionless sex w/ one another. Also another reason why someone would hate this movie is because all the characters are hedonistic and shallow so if you hate movies w/ nasty characters.. pass on it. But it's very typical Ellis characters. And no, Rules of Attraction definitely not a teen movie. It's not appropriate for most teens due to it's drug-fuelled, sexual, suicidal and violent subject matter. Rating: - Surprisingly, I loved it "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!

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