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Laws of Attraction

  • 20042004
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore in Laws of Attraction (2004)
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ComedyRomance
Amidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love.Amidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love.Amidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
24K
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    • Peter Howitt
    • Aline Brosh McKenna(story)
    • Robert Harling(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Pierce Brosnan
    • Julianne Moore
    • Parker Posey
    • Peter Howitt
    • Aline Brosh McKenna(story)
    • Robert Harling(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Pierce Brosnan
    • Julianne Moore
    • Parker Posey
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    • 108User reviews
    • 89Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
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    Pierce Brosnan in Laws of Attraction (2004)
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    Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore in Laws of Attraction (2004)
    Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore in Laws of Attraction (2004)
    Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore in Laws of Attraction (2004)
    Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore in Laws of Attraction (2004)
    Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore in Laws of Attraction (2004)
    Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore in Laws of Attraction (2004)
    Laws of Attraction (2004)
    Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore in Laws of Attraction (2004)
    Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore in Laws of Attraction (2004)
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    Pierce Brosnan
    Pierce Brosnan
    • Daniel Rafferty
    Julianne Moore
    Julianne Moore
    • Audrey Woods
    Parker Posey
    Parker Posey
    • Serena
    Michael Sheen
    Michael Sheen
    • Thorne Jamison
    Frances Fisher
    Frances Fisher
    • Sara Miller
    Nora Dunn
    Nora Dunn
    • Judge Abramovitz
    Heather Ann Nurnberg
    • Leslie
    Johnny Myers
    • Ashton Phelps
    Mike Doyle
    Mike Doyle
    • Michael Rawson
    Allan Houston
    Allan Houston
    • Adamo Shandela
    Annie Ryan
    • TV Host
    Vincent Marzello
    Vincent Marzello
    • Lyman Hersh
    Sara James
    • Waitress
    John Discepolo
    • Legal TV Reporter
    Annika Pergament
    Annika Pergament
    • TV Reporter
    Marc Turtletaub
    Marc Turtletaub
    • Judge Withers
    Gordon Sterne
    • Judge Baker
    • (as Gordan Sterne)
    Brette Taylor
    Brette Taylor
    • Mary Harrison
      • Peter Howitt
      • Aline Brosh McKenna(story) (screenplay)
      • Robert Harling(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Frances Fisher plays Julianne Moore's mother in the movie. She is only eight years older than Moore in real life, and only one year older than Pierce Brosnan.
    • Goofs
      At the rock concert, the lead singer pulls away from the microphone and stood singing while the vocals continue.
    • Quotes

      Sara: Forgive me if I get a little emotional, but this is the day every mother dreams of. The day she watches her only daughter put a lock on her bedroom door, to keep her husband out.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Envy/Laws of Attraction/Godsend/Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Cafecito Cubano
      Written by Jesus A. Perez / Daniel Indart (ASCAP)

      Performed by Jesus Alejandro "El Nino"

      Licensed courtesy of LMS Records/Latin Music Specialists

      Published by Indart Music (ASCAP)

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    Starts well but gradually gets more unconvincing, slushy and annoying as it goes on
    Audrey Woods is one of the best, nay, THE best divorce attorney in town. She has never lost a case and she is about to continue that winning streak with her latest case. When she meets her opposing counsel she has no reason to think that this scruffy man poses any threat to her. When he hands her her ass she steps up the competition and so begins a tense relationship in the courtroom. However outside of the court, the couple find a certain chemistry growing between them but surrounded by so many divorces and arguments how could anything good come of it?

    Billed as a big name romantic comedy in the mould of sparky screwball romances of the forties and fifties this comedy at times is great fun but at others falls terribly flat. Given what it was basing itself of it should be no surprise that the first half is the best with energetic duelling between the two leads. Later on the script has to deliver a believable romance out of this and here is where it really falters. It suddenly becomes this twinkly affair in Ireland where love blooms, although it doesn't really although it might. It is a difficult hurdle to get over and the film doesn't really manage it and the final third is deeply unconvincing and hard to care about as it mugs its way towards the inevitable conclusion. It is strange that McKenna's script is so slick when it is in the "banter" stage but so heavy with syrup and silly cliché towards the end, almost like all the talent was put into the first half, leaving nothing for the latter stages.

    Brosnan and Moore do try hard to make it work and mostly they succeed, but the material does gradually leave them out in the open. It helps that together they do manage an easy chemistry but later in the film they do struggle to convince with the more emotional side of the characters that exist outside of the fizz and snappy exchanges. Brosnan does well for the majority as he charms his way through but Moore can't seem to slide between the film's levels – she works with the snappy comedy stuff but when the emotional stuff comes she seems to drift between rom-com level acting and trying to go deeper. Support from Sheen, Posey, Fisher and a few others add some limited value around the edges but none can stop the script falling apart the longer it goes on.

    Overall then what starts as a reasonable hark back to screwball romances gradually turns into an unconvincing, silly and sentimental affair that not even the big name stars can keep above the water. Not really worth a look for that reason.
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    • bob the moo
    • Dec 28, 2006

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    • Release date
      • April 30, 2004 (United States)
      • Ireland
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • United States
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Humewood Castle, Kiltegan, County Wicklow, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Deep River Productions
      • Irish DreamTime
      • Initial Entertainment Group (IEG)
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