IT SUCKS COOOOOOOOOOOOOCK

This fucking film. This film is the most perfect representation of a Bret Easton Ellis book, the style is uncanny. It is disjointed, it is meandering and there are no good people, but that's fine.

This film brought Shannyn Sossamon to my attention (she's never far from it now), it had Ian Sommerholder before he was EVERYWHERE with his creepy eyes, tiny Jay Baruchel, James Van Der Beek's best acting role (it really opened my eyes and taught me to not be judgemental just because someones been in something corny).

The camerawork is excellent and experimental, the split screens the jumps in time the backwards work is all flawless and just suits the work to a tee. The dialogue is spot on, just everything man.

Plus you know, TOMANDANDY.

(p.s kip pardue)

A brilliantly made film.

This is probably America's Trainspotting.

Roger Avary shows some very exciting direction. The cast are all excellent and together they bring us a breathtaking story told in breathtaking style.

Around 4am last night Richard & I decided that watching Rules of Attraction would be interesting with the commentary of everyone's least favorite comedian Carrot Top and while what he contributed to the film wasn't interesting, it WAS most certainly, absolutely 100% revolting, but I haven't laughed that much in a long time, sure, the laughing was more to ease some of the uncomfortable & icky feelings associated with picturing Carrot Top salivating over all of the women in the movie & saying things like "Need a computer with a hole in it, glad i'm not the only one masturbating to internet porn," but whatever, I don't know, sometimes you make bad decisions that late at night and sometimes you're too tired to mind.

I can't

"I only had sex with her because I'm in love with you" is the most honest thing a fictional character has ever said.

you know what? this was a mess. but ian somerhalder didn't play a twink for me to give this less than 3 stars. also shannyn sossamon is gorgeous so.

"-and it's a story that might bore you, but you don't have to listen, because I always knew it was going to be like that." - Lauren

This was a good movie with great moments. I think that's the best way to put it. Some really fun and diverse music throughout, interesting cinematography and editing, and a pretty amazing performance from James Van Der Beek. If anything, the film's worth watching just for that. I have a feeling this will get an eventual, heavily in-depth revisit.

7.5/10

Oh wow. Now I am lost with trying to see what people see in this. Maybe I was just not in the right mood for it (mysogonistic with a hint of sexual deviancy?) but it just irritated me and had me checking my watch repeatedly. Didn't even finish it, in the end.

An adaptation of an Ellis work that isn't exactly in on the joke that it's characters are vapid, unlikable assholes. No wonder Christian Bale didn't want to reprise his Patrick Bateman character. This and the earlier American Psycho are two different wavelengths of personality, and this is worse for it.
As it stands though, halfway decent background material. The Paul Williams scene is genuinely hilarious.

Simply put, I can't quite get enough of this film. I don't think I'll ever get to a point in my life where I don't watch it every couple months, if not more frequently.

Haven't watched since it came out but an excellent book-to-movie adaptation.

The type of film that makes you fall head over heels in love with the medium of film.