rickaicp Review of The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction (2002)

Is everyone missing the simple point of this movie?

[6/10 · 15 September 2005]

This movie boils down to what it is simply about: The rules of romantic attraction, whether the setting is college or otherwise. This film's characters are immersed in a tangle of relationships, however, the one common thread that binds them all is to want what they can't have, and to have (or have available to them) that which they don't want. Has this ever happened to you? I think it is common in the everyday mundanity of our lives, and that is why it is "The Rule", rather than an exception. Well, this simple rule - vicious and poignant - guides the relationships that unfold in this film. See it if you've ever been in this quandary, or seek a realistic, although admittedly cynical, take on the frustrations of romance and attraction.