Bret Easton Ellis' controversial novel about the sexual, emotional, and chemical interactions of a group of wealthy and amoral college students is brought to the screen in this adaptation from writer and director Roger Avery. Sean Bateman (James Van Der Beek) is a student at Camden College, a well-respected private school on .. Read more
| Starring | James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Jessica Biel, Kate Bosworth |
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| Director | Roger Avary |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Thriller |
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Bret Easton Ellis' controversial novel about the sexual, emotional, and chemical interactions of a group of wealthy and amoral college students is brought to the screen in this adaptation from writer and director Roger Avery. Sean Bateman (James Van Der Beek) is a student at Camden College, a well-respected private school on the East Coast. Sean is attracted to Lauren Hynde (Shannyn Sossamon), a high minded and seemingly unapproachable coed, while Lauren is infatuated with Victor (Kip Pardue), a handsome but self-centred ladies' man. Lauren's empty-headed roommate, Lara (Jessica Biel), is also attracted to Victor, while he has no qualms about being involved with both. Lauren used to date affected snob Paul Denton (Ian Somerhalder), but Paul, a bisexual, currently lusts after Sean. Meanwhile, friendly campus drug dealer Rupert (Clifton Collins Jr.) finds a ready market for cocaine among his classmates; Sean, a steady customer, finds himself financially embarrassed and begins dealing drugs to help pay off his debts, while leading Paul on for his ready supply of marijuana. THE RULES OF ATTRACTION also features Eric Stoltz as Mr. Lance Lawson, Faye Dunaway and Swoosie Kurtz as semi-concerned parents, and Fred Savage as one of Sean's customers.
| Starring | James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Jessica Biel, Kate Bosworth |
|---|---|
| Director | Roger Avary |
| Studio | ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 46 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 51 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 29 Sep 2003 Blu-ray: 16 Feb 2009 |
A story of callow students indulging in fleshly pleasures; tricked out with a narrative that goes backwards (as sometimes does the film) and other gimmicks, it's like experiencing the day after the night before in a hungover flashback.
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A Rare Treat
Roger Avary delivers a stunning piece of cinema that faithfully follows Brett Easton Ellis's "unfilmable" book.
A disjointed look at ... read more »
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Intriguing Teenage Angst!
This movie is definitely not an easy viewing experience!
Its starts quite confusing and a bit erratic but if you keep watching you will get into ... read more »
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okay but not for me
This definitely a film for mature teenagers despite being well made and presented it is either a film you love or hate, but not for me.There was no real ... read more »
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Fear and loathing....
The biggest battle of this film is with yourself to decide if you should just turn it off majority of the way through!! You keep watching to find out what will ... read more »
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