Laws of Attraction (2004)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Peter Howitt

Writers (WGA):

Aline Brosh McKenna (story)
Aline Brosh McKenna (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

30 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Getting married is a great way to fall in love.

Plot:

Amidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love.

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Lawyer | Rock Star | New York City | Ireland

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Pierce Brosnan	...	Daniel Rafferty
Julianne Moore	...	Audrey Woods
Michael Sheen	...	Thorne Jamison
Parker Posey	...	Serena
Frances Fisher	...	Sara Miller
Nora Dunn	...	Judge Abramovitz
Heather Ann Nurnberg	...	Leslie
Johnny Myers	...	Ashton Phelps
Mike Doyle	...	Michael Rawson
Allan Houston	...	Adamo Shandela
Annie Ryan	...	TV Host
Vincent Marzello	...	Lyman Hersh
Sara James	...	Waitress
John Discepolo	...	Legal TV Reporter
Annika Pergament	...	TV Reporter

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Ireland | UK | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40599) | Finland:K-3 | South Korea:15 | South Korea:All (DVD rating) | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Germany:o.Al. | Italy:T | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | Canada:PG | Czech Republic:U

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Deep River Productions

Trivia:

A popular Dublin newspaper printed a full-page article on how insulting this film was towards Irish people, depicting them as a stereotype, on the day of its release in Ireland.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Audrey visits Daniel's office she knocks on the glass part of the door, but it sounds like wood.

Quotes:

Audrey: [after giving Daniel a new tie] I thought you'd enjoy owning one without a stain.
Daniel: That's an interesting presumption.

Movie Connections:

Features "Cribs" (2000)

Soundtrack:

The Spirits of Wine and Madame Bonaparte Reels

Good, but it should have been better

You ever watch a movie that under normal circumstances you'd think was great and wonderful, but there is something about the movie that keeps you from fully enjoying it? It gets sort of stuck between being great and being good, so ends up in neither place, and you end up liking but not loving the movie. Ultimately the movie falls into abyss of "almost", and you very quickly forget it altogether.

Such is the curse of Laws of Attraction, a really good movie that's just sort of there. Half way into the movie I was wondering to myself why I wasn't connecting more with the movie since its funny, well acted, and very charming in all of the right ways. Somehow despite being able to see the quality I stopped caring what happened.

Can I recommend this romantic comedy about lawyers in love? Yes, its sweet and light and everything a good romantic comedy should be except memorable.

Rent it or wait for cable, but give it shot.

7 out of 10.