| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Christy Lemire |
"...simply feels out of fashion..." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a skillfully made movie about reprehensible people." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro |
"...a bravura exercise in emptiness." more... |
C+ |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"The Rules of Attraction doesn't engage, or entertain or provoke. It assaults." more... |
D |
| E! Online |
"... will shock and wow you." more... |
B |
Film Journal International
David Noh |
"...nothing short of riveting." more... |
A |
Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck |
"An overstylized and audacious effort..." more... |
D |
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman |
"...looks and feels like a bad imitation of Trainspotting." more... |
C- |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"The harder the movie tries to shock, the shriller it rings...." more... |
C |
Reel.com
Rod Armstrong |
"...offers nothing substantial..." more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...worth a look for those who don't mind movies where you end up despising just about everyone who has a speaking part." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...may be the most despairing college sex comedy ever..." more... |
B- |
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez |
"...less a film than a queasy collection of vignettes..." more... |
B |
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