- Release date: 2004
- Runtime: 90 min
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Michael Sheen, Parker Posey ... See all
- Director: Peter Howitt
- Plot: I liked that movie, but I love the original "What Rats Won't Do" (1998) with James Frain, Natascha McElhone, and, surprise! surprise! Parker Posey. In that movie the attraction is... Read more
User Reviews
Entertaining enough
Jan 20, 2007
mjw2305 - imdb.com
Jan 20, 2007mjw2305 - imdb.com
Audrey Woods (Julianne Moore) and Daniel Rafferty (Pierce Brosnan) are New Yorks finest divorce attorneys, but when celebrity Couple (Parker Posey and Michael Sheen) raise the stakes in their divorce, Audrey and Daniel set out to make their cases and... Full review
Starts well but gradually gets more unconvincing, slushy and annoying as it goes on
Dec 28, 2006
bob the moo - imdb.com
Dec 28, 2006bob the moo - imdb.com
Audrey Woods is one of the best, nay, THE best divorce attorney in town. She has never lost a case and she is about to continue that winning streak with her latest case. When she meets her opposing counsel she... Full review
It's a Must See
Oct 16, 2006
over50critic - yahoo.com
Oct 16, 2006over50critic - yahoo.com
It's a must see for all the hopeless romantics of the world (I proudly consider myself one!!!) The story delivers well and brings you to tears both with the humor and the sentimental issues. Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore have GREAT... Full review
For those who appreciate Romantic Comedies, this one is spot on!
Nov 27, 2005
twilight2000 - imdb.com
Nov 27, 2005twilight2000 - imdb.com
(Very Mild Spoilers)I grew up watching this style of movie at it's very best -- Tracy & Hepburn, so I went into this with a very skeptical nature in spite of appreciating Pierce Brosnan's work in general. Romantic Comedy, done... Full review
007 meets (and shags) Sex in the City
Jan 08, 2005
shiningmonk - imdb.com
Jan 08, 2005shiningmonk - imdb.com
OK, the heading was to grab your attention. Sarah Jessica Parker and her sex-mad cronies aren't (thankfully!) in this, but Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore are.Every now and then, they make a lightweight comedy romance with English actor Hugh Grant,... Full review
great screwball comedy, ruined ending
Jan 04, 2005
solymr - imdb.com
Jan 04, 2005solymr - imdb.com
This movie reminds me of the romantic screwball comedies from the 30's, 40's and 50's. The movie succeeds in following the humor, witty dialogs and great pace witch made the romantic comedies of old so great. That is, until the... Full review
Forget the Movie, Watch the 'Deleted Scenes'
Dec 07, 2004
Bob-45 - imdb.com
Dec 07, 2004Bob-45 - imdb.com
I believe 'Laws of Attraction' is the only movie I've ever seen which I greatly preferred the 'alternate scenes and subplots' to what the producers chose to present. The plot involves way too little law. Most of the time when... Full review
Screwball with snowballs
Oct 22, 2004
jackie-107 - imdb.com
Oct 22, 2004jackie-107 - imdb.com
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Doris Day may have made better screwball comedies, but this one just about works, by downplaying punchlines and taking obvious idiocies as read, such as the leads' addictions to sweeties and their... Full review
fun and charming
Sep 21, 2004
donna_by_river - yahoo.com
Sep 21, 2004donna_by_river - yahoo.com
My friend and I were looking to escape for a few hours and figured that the movie would be fun and Brosnan is easy to look at. We were pleasantly surprised, lots more unexpected twists than we'd expected, quite a few... Full review
A nice little movie that provides a good time
Sep 11, 2004
jeep88rc - yahoo.com
Sep 11, 2004jeep88rc - yahoo.com
great little movie, some say it tried to hard but sometimes not doing everything is fine. Don't go in expecting thrill a minute and you might just enjoy the film... Full review
Critics Reviews
blackfilm.com
The great actors have three roles.
I played similar pieces, but I'm glad you think I've done interesting work.
I have the greatest riches of travel, meetings with people, and now a company called Irish Dreamtime, making our fifth film.
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Combustible Celluloid
But when our two lovers are onscreen together, they appear to be enjoying each other's company on a level beyond the script.
It's too bad that director Peter Howitt didn't recognize this and run away with it.
... Full Review
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Moore displays a wonderful flair for self-deprecating farce, and Brosnan is cumulatively endearing as her unflappable nemesis.
Still, it's an admirable try, a surprisingly sparkling star vehicle for Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore and a movie that flies in the face of the current box-office wisdom that to be successful a romantic comedy must be both crude and dumb.
... Full Review
Reeling Reviews
Laws of Attraction is not a bad movie but, with a more developed story (and someone with comic sense to play the femme lead), it could have been a whole lot better.
As such, Brosnan is the anchor for Laws of Attraction while Moore must go through an unconvincing metamorphosis.The small supporting cast is bested by Frances Fisher who steals the show from Moore every time she appears on the screen.
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The Cinema Source
In a funny clash of opposites, Laws of Attraction pits two big stars against each other, and the payoff is tremendous.
Without Brosnan and Moore, the film would have lacked the energy and intrigue that made it worthwhile.
... Full Review
News
Laws of Attraction
deseretnews.com –
2004-04-23
You can kind of understand why everything is forced and frantic in "Laws of Attraction" why its performances are all over the map, why its score is broad and obtrusive. ... Full Article
Laws of Attraction
slantmagazine.com –
2004-03-30
halk another one up on Julianne Moore's check-chasing shit list. The rapidly withering actresswho's never shuddered at appearing in studio sludge like Nine Months , Assassins , The Lost World: Jurassic Park , Evolution , and Hannibal currently essays maybe... ... Full Article
Though it is compared to earlier romantic comedies such as Adams Rib, this contemporary story is set in New York City involving divorce lawyers Audrey Woods (Julianne Moore) and Daniel Rafferty (Pierce Brosnan). ... Full Article
The attraction that a man and woman feel for one another is not easily defined. Some say it is a chemical attraction that is not even at a conscious level. ... Full Article
Two high-powered New York divorce attorneys fall in love in Laws Of Attraction.Those lawyers are played by Julianne Moore and Pierce Brosnan, so even those rarely inclined to enjoy romantic comedy will be forgiven for getting their hopes up. ... Full Article

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