Laws of Attraction (2004)
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17% of critics liked it
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48% of users liked it
(36,487 ratings)
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,… More 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 divorce settlement hinges on a particularly spectacular Irish castle, which both parties would like to keep for themselves. Audrey and Daniel hurry to Ireland with depositions in their eyes, but a growing mutual attraction manages to squirm out from beneath, and, after being immersed in a romantic Irish festival, the rival lawyers wake up married. Reeling, potentially in love (to Audrey in particular's dismay), and faced with the type of media explosion capable of leading to the end of their careers, the mismatched lawyers contemplate how to go about their clients' divorce hearings as man and wife. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Howitt
- Written By
- Aline Brosh McKenna, Robert Harling
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Apr 30, 2004 Wide
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
Critic Reviews
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Peter Rainer, New York Magazine
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.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Watch Hepburn and Tracy in Adam's Rib. It's very something.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Terrible, terrible film.
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Sara Gebhardt, Washington Post
The plot, the dialogue and the main characters' love connection are basically mind-numbing, and even Parker Posey can't save the show.
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Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Julianne Moore and Pierce Brosnan create just enough chemistry to carry Laws of Attraction.
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Cast
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Pierce Brosnan
as Daniel Rafferty
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Julianne Moore
as Audrey Woods
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Michael Sheen
as Thorne Jamison
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Parker Posey
as Serena Jamison
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Frances Fisher
as Sara Miller
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Nora Dunn
as Judge Abramovitz
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Vincent Marzello
as Lyman Hersh
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Gordon Sterne
as Judge Baker
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David Wilmot
as Brendan
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Johnny Myers
as Ashton Phelps
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Mina Badie
as Tracey Abramovitz
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Elva Crowley
as Mrs. Flanagan
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James McClatchie
as Soloman Steinman
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Brendan Morrissey
as Mr. O'Callaghan
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Brette Taylor
as Mary Harrison
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Mike Doyle
as Michael Rawson
