Laws of Attraction
New Line Cinema | Release Date: April 30, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
21
Negative:
10
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38
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Failed marital farce. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Laughably predictable and lamentably unfunny, Laws of Attraction practically creaks from the effort exerted by its cast, straining to bring snap and panache to a hackneyed exercise. Sno Ball, anyone? Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineAngel Cohn
Objection! Actors of Julianne Moore and Pierce Brosnan's caliber should not be subjected to playing bland and distasteful characters in mediocre romantic comedies. Read full review
30
Washington PostSara Gebhardt
The plot, the dialogue and the main characters' love connection are basically mind-numbing. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Posey and Sheen appear to have a blast playing oversized characters so obnoxious that it's obvious they belong together. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesManohla Dargis
Unlike Tracy and Hepburn, the loving and loathing here are absent music and wit and tend to imply that what Moore's character really needs is a good frolic. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Poor writing and directing are the culprits - and whatever possessed the gifted Moore to make her role a nonstop Diane Keaton imitation? There oughta be a law! Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter Travers
They are all victims of a script of such colossal banality and gross stupidity that smiles freeze on their faces, leaving them looking trapped and desperate, much like the audience. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
There's not much of a script. The direction is the pits, and stars Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore, playing dueling divorce lawyers who fall in love, are lousy, too. Read full review
10
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
This shabby enterprise gets so many things so wrong that it freezes your face into a cringe.
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