The Rules of Attraction

This is Roger Avary's first feature film in eight years, following his less than auspicious debut Killing Zoe (1994). It is based on a novel by Bret Easton Ell is, whose other two longer literary works, Less Than Zero and American Psycho, also were made into films. Furthermore, the main protagonist in The Rules of Attraction is the kid brother of Patrick Bateman who strode through American Psycho as a statuesque monument of the late, stock broking, yuppiefied 80's. The involuntary interval between directing opportunities has done Avary a world of good. He comes across more focused and less derivative, ready to take on the forces of censorship at every twist and turn, directing TV-stars (notably James Van Der Beek of Dawson's Creek, Kate Bosworth, Ian Sanerhalder of Young Americans, Fred Savage of The Wonder Years and Working) and actresses Faye Dunaway and Swoosie Kurtz into delivering their best work to date, while simultaneously probing the depths and vulgarities of human behaviour. Long breaks between projects might just be what some directors need. And as opposed to the movie American Psycho (2000), the celluloid The Rules of Attraction does not come across as being about ten years out of date. JAN ELVSÉN

Medverkande
JAmes Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon,Jessica Biel: Producent
Greg Shapiro: Manus
Bret Easton Ellis: Foto
Robert Brinkmann: Musik
Tomandandy: Talat språk
English