The Rules of Attraction (2002)
Directed by Roger Avary
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.
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The jokes come thick and fast from one of the darker veins of comedy – think Heathers and The Rules of Attraction.
(And if Korine thinks he’s doing something new and provocative here, remember that Roger Avary cast James Van Der Beek at the height of his Dawson’s Creek fame as a college sociopath in The Rules of Attraction back in 2002.)
And sure enough, itâ??s the mother of all ragers, practically tazing Bret Easton Ellis’ The Rules of Attraction and wresting the title of End of the World Party right out of its twitching hands.
Also making notable impressions: Carrie-Anne Moss (2014's " Pompeii ") as Detective Shaw, yearning to uncover a secret Elliot makes clear she should never know; reliable scene-stealer Cleo King (2014's " Transformers: Age of Extinction ") as librarian Ms. Watkins, who assists Elliot in his research; Leigh Whannell (2015's " Insidious: Chapter 3 "), whose unhinged newspaper journalist Larry Redmon kicks off the film with a frightening jolt, and screen legend Faye Dunaway (2002's " The Rules of Attraction ") as Larry's widow, carrying with her the terrible memories of the fateful day she lost her husband."The…