Laws of Attraction (2004)
Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 144
Fresh: 25 | Rotten: 119
A bland and forgettable copy of Adam's Rib.
Average Rating: 4.5/10
Critic Reviews: 42
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 33
A bland and forgettable copy of Adam's Rib.
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Average Rating: 2.9/5
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Movie Info
Though equally respected in their field, divorce lawyers Audrey Woods (Julianne Moore) and Daniel Rafferty (Pierce Brosnan) are opposites inside and out of the courtroom. Audrey is meticulous and by the book, while Daniel relies on personality and luck to get by. Despite the difference in methods, neither lawyer has lost a case, and neither plan on ending their streak after being respectively hired by Serena (Parker Posey) and Thorne (Michael Sheen), a celebrity power couple gone wrong. The
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Pierce Brosnan
Daniel Rafferty -
Julianne Moore
Audrey Woods -
Michael Sheen
Thorne Jamison -
Parker Posey
Serena Jamison -
Frances Fisher
Sara Miller -
Nora Dunn
Judge Abramovitz -
Vincent Marzello
Lyman Hersh -
Gordon Sterne
Judge Baker -
David Wilmot
Brendan -
Johnny Myers
Ashton Phelps -
Mina Badie
Tracey Abramovitz -
Elva Crowley
Mrs. Flanagan -
James McClatchie
Soloman Steinman -
Brendan Morrissey
Mr. O'Callaghan -
Brette Taylor
Mary Harrison -
Mike Doyle
Michael Rawson
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All Critics (149) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (119) | DVD (22)
The actors work hard to concoct some chemistry, but it's tough to be Tracy and Hepburn, let alone Doris Day and Rock Hudson, when you're trying to get your mouth around lines that wouldn't pass muster on a UPN sitcom.
Top CriticWatch Hepburn and Tracy in Adam's Rib. It's very something.
Terrible, terrible film.
The plot, the dialogue and the main characters' love connection are basically mind-numbing, and even Parker Posey can't save the show.
Julianne Moore and Pierce Brosnan create just enough chemistry to carry Laws of Attraction.
Julianne Moore's talent is simply too heavy for her to rise above this quicksand comedy.
There's no reason to see this movie.
Pitched as a homage to George Cukor's 1949 classic romantic comedy "Adam's Rib" (with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy), "Laws of Attraction" is far separated from that film's exceptional timing and sincere comic exploration of a competitive couple of
An affable (if entirely forgettable) romantic comedy...
In the end, lazy scriptwriting leads to a lukewarm verdict.
... painfully predictable, full of super-sized implausibilities, and crowded with supporting characters that are underdeveloped and overplayed.
Standard opposites-attract romantic comedy.
What's perfect for [Moore] is that the movie uses manic farce to crack the self-possession that usually keeps her so remote from us.
The two lead players ... seem the least likely of anyone in the film to fight for themselves, unless you give them very large cocktails.
Like a Lladro statuette, this milky film is pretty and hollow, intellectually suspect but capable of providing a warm frisson of well-being
O único elemento que salva esta produção do desastre total é o carisma da dupla de protagonistas.
falls consistently flat, despite the best efforts by all involved
With its preposterous premise, it's hard to imagine what could have possessed this top-notch cast to get involved in this fiasco of a film.... the script is a disaster
Akin to your favorite "American Idol" contestant being prematurely knocked out is seeing two very likable actors trapped in a disappointing film.
Predictable fluff, well-acted.
Laws of Attraction has all the street cred of Glamor Magazine, and all the edge of Larry King. Which, incidentally, are two things the target audience would love.
Director Peter Howitt shows a facility for reducing an intriguing premise to lowest-common-denominator fodder for network TV.
Legally bland.
Despite a few flickers of charm, the film seldom raises itself above the level of pleasant. And pleasant ain't sophisticated, and it certainly ain't sexy.
Audience Reviews for Laws of Attraction
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- Daniel Rafferty: Well, the last thing anyone in this room seems to need is a divorce attorney.
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