Laws of Attraction

  • 2004


MOVIE IS intermittent romantic historical wonderful unsentimental
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25 %
17 % Rotten
$ 30 Million
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Positive Reviews 15
Negative reviews 18
Average Rating 2.3/5
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1.5
Which makes sense, since shes only eight years older than Moore.) Av Club
1.5
Laws of Attraction: Cute title for a movie about married divorce lawyers arguing opposite sides of a case. Austin Chronicle
3.0
Laws Of Attraction travels the well worn path ofcountless screwball romantic comedies before it. Screen Daily
2.5
It was a little shadowy to be sure, but I wonder if even things like the sink and the sofa were made out of wood.Possibly even the sheets. Rogerebert
1.5
Actors of Julianne Moore and Pierce Brosnans caliber should not be subjected to playing bland and distasteful characters in mediocre romantic comedies .. Tv Guide
3.1
(One courtroom montage, one getting along montage and one breakup montage.) Combust Ible Celluloid
2.5
But watching actors labor so strenuously to re create the feel of vintage Hollywood deflates the cause rather than exalts it. Usa Today
1.5
The film doesnt have a plot so much as it has a series of weak, pointless scenes that arent funny, dont develop the characters and dont further the st .. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Director Peter Howitt gamely tries to keep things moving, but the script is too lopsided to keep its momentum going. News Review
3.0
Sheen and Posey go for it with broad and very loud performances that seem to come from a edgier comedy than this! Shadows On The Wall
3.0
The biggest surprise, however, is just how much onscreen chemistry they have together its only a shame that the script isnt up to the job. View London
2.5
They will find the films emphasis on talk instead of special effects refreshing. Film Journal
1.3
Sheen is a mock lascivious cartoon Sex Pistol who seems like a classical music listeners notion of a rock star. Boston
2.5
This film is essentially a harmless, bland confection that just manages to squeak by on the basis of a few clever lines and the appeal of its stars. Mountain X
3.1
Dana Verkouteren, Associated Press This courtroom sketch depicts Rick Gates, right, answering questions by prosecutor Greg Andres as he testifies in t .. Star Tribune
2.5
Even if Ian Fleming had never invented James Bond, Brosnan belongs in front of a Martini bar and not the legal bar.The doll like Moore appears too fra .. Reel Talk Reviews
1.5
A script by committee fails more often than it succeeds, and unfortunately, this one cant be saved by the performance of the leading pair. Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the .. Q Network
2.5
type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa PG 13 runtime 87 minutes Wide Release Date 04/30/04 performer Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Nora Dunn, Park .. Ew
3.0
This film deserves some respect for its efforts to revive this fine tradition. Empire
1.0
The glossy production design is often more fun to watch than the actors. Common Sense Media
3.8
After a slew of movies based on Cinderella, its a pleasure to come across one inspired by a more sophisticated source, Adams Rib..Like the classic 194 .. Sf Gate
2.0
Yet watching this lacklustre mix of dated screwball and Irish whimsy, its hard to see it as anything else but career suicide. Bbc
1.9
Underrated for how much he understands the power of pause, Brosnans generosity unfortunately begets Moores mugging. Slant Magazine
3.0
Laws of Attraction doesnt possess the verbal dexterity or sparkling wit of that antecedent, but it has a modest screwball charm. Washington Post
2.0
In the opening title sequence of Laws of Attraction, little golden bubbles float upward to a satiny Champagne score (by Edward Shearmur), but the movi .. The New York Times
1.9
The time spent watching this hackneyed waste is interminable, frustrating, and quite boring. The Movie Boy
2.5
The remainder of the film moves to resolve this conflict and bring the battling lawyers together but does so without imagination. Reeling Reviews
2.5
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture. ReelViews
3.5
Unfortunately, the film gets only about halfway toward this lofty goal: it has neither the shrewd psychological insight nor the sustained screwball in .. Seattle Pi
1.0
Surely the first law of attraction is that Pierce Brosnan isnt. This is the man who turned James Bond into the kind of guy who owns a juicer. Standard
2.5
Pitched as a homage to George Cukors 1949 classic romantic comedy Adams Rib (with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy), Laws of Attraction is far sepa .. Coles Mithey
1.5
It tries to emulate the great Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn classics, but ends up a pale copy. Cnn
3.1
Instead the film becomes a quirk versus quirk pleasantry that keeps finding ways to throw the couple together in other awkward situations but it never .. Spliced Wire
3.1
Director Jason Ensler initially infuses the proceedings with a dark, almost relentlessly quirky sensibility that doesnt entirely jibe with the relativ .. Reel Film
1.0
Julianne Moores talent is simply too heavy for her to rise above this quicksand comedy. The Star
1.9
The atmosphere of desperation that pervades this one doesnt make it any easier to sit through.If anything, it makes it even more painful. Deseret News
1.0
Even lovers of films classified as guilty pleasures will baulk at this waste of good talent. Urban Cine File
1.5
Photo by Micheal Gibson Watching Mean Girls with a small sample of its target audience, I wondered whether the discreet and intermittent chortles of t .. La Weekly
3.1
Laws of Attraction could have been much better if it stuck to the comedy, and Brosnan has done a wonderful job reminding people what a funny guy he ca .. Waffle Movies
2.8
Balances between two perfectly opposing poles: a central couple who utterly enchant us, and a supporting structure that completely fails to capitalize .. Flip Side Archive
3.8
Snitch What lengths would you go to to protect your child.Snitch proves there is no limit. Entertainment Spectrum
2.5
Its not awful, but it feels tired, like its just another in a long line of cookie cutter movies about pretty people. Seattle Times
3.5
By the end of the movie youll have forgotten Anna Kendrick was actually in it. Ny Observer
2.5
Its a would be screwball comedy, and the laws of logic can be loosened if the romance crackles. Wash Times



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