The Rules of Attraction (2002)

Release date: 2002-10-11
Country: Germany|USA
Language: English|German
Director: Roger Avary
Production Co: Kingsgate Films, Roger Avary Filmproduktion GmbH
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: 6.7/10
Length: 1h 50min

Storyline

Camden College. Sean Bateman is the younger brother of depraved Wall Street broker Patrick Bateman. He's also a drug dealer who owes a lot of money to "fellow" dealer Rupert Guest, as well as a well-known womanizer, for he sleeps with nearly half of the female population on campus. Lauren Hynde is, technically, a virgin. She's saving herself for her shallow boyfriend, Victor Johnson, who's left the States to backpack across Europe. Her slutty roommate, Lara, has the hots for Victor as well. Paul Denton, who used to date Lauren, is openly bisexual and attracted to Mitchell Allen, who's dating Candice to prove to Paul that he's not gay. Sean loves Lauren. Paul loves Sean. And Lauren may love Sean.

Plot Keywords

eiffel tower paris, oral sex, breasts, woman in bathtub, bra, black bra, nipples, nipple, bare breasts, topless girl, topless female nudity, fellatio, anal sex, lesbian sex, female nudity, college campus, cheating, date rape, sexual fantasy, female frontal nudity

Short Review

This is an exercise that is in love with its own superficiality, delighted with an emptiness that was all it ever aspired to, and yet it manages to turn into a better movie than it has any right to be.