Hey folks, Harry here... Just finished shooting a bit with Liquid News here at the hotel, told them how excited I was about this film.... These reviews are just kicking my ass and making me wish I had been in Orange yesterday (and that is really saying something). Liquid News is also going to be at the Borders this evening at 6:30 around Oxford Street here in London. So, till then mates... I leave you with another rave!!!!
-Harry-LONG LONG time reader first time poster, I too have a review of last night's Rules of Attraction screening.I just felt inclined to write my own review in regards to "Rules" because there has been slack that this site is biased to this movie.Well let me tell all of you it is not.This movie truly rocked my world-it should not be altered.I desperately yearned for more.I want to completely make this spoiler free.I drove two hours from the San Feranando Valley to Orange last night dreading every moment of the drive praying that this movie would be remotely as good as I had heard and hoped it would be.It was better.
First off Van derBeek can kiss Dawson goodbye it's all about Sean Bateman.Shannyn Soosamon is a revelation as Lauren.She is heartbreaking and an extreme hottie who can act her ass off contrary to what you may have thought in "A Knight's Tale". Ian Somerhalder as Paul is not the revelation that the other two leads are.I enjoyed his homosexual friends and his tryst in a hotel more than him.I would have liked to have seen more of his friends who were far more charismatic than Somerhalder.He's fine so it doesn't hold the story back.Kip Pardue looked like he had a great and hysterical time in Europe (and shows all ladies).Fred Savage is an adult who can act-that's quite an interesting discovery.Where has he been.Clifton Collins was good but it felt a little long.I LOVED the hospital sequence, the hotel sequence,the European sequence, the suicide- I would have loved even more of these sequences and characters.
Roger Avary has taken an exceptional young cast that will all be the new stars of tomorrow.Every single character has an amazing actor.This film far surpasses the book.One of Avary's best skills was his casting and kudos to the casting director.Some of the amazing supporting cast from "American Pie","Buffy","Seventh Heaven" , and "But I'm A Cheerleader" prove they have the chops to act in the big leagues with the right material.
On the other hand, we saw the film projected on video and it still looked great. I can't wait to see it on film. Mr. Avary, however uses some backwards filming in the beginning-while interesting and beautifully done need to be sped up desperately instead of in SLOW motion. Otherwise, the pacing of this film is perfect and I too implore Lion's Gate to NOT CUT A FRAME.Don't be scared of a great piece of material and then you and Mr.Avary could all be at the Oscars next year..
Also, if memory serves me correctly during the on set visits they were shooting a large cafeteria sequence?Where was it and how can I see it? Bring it back cause I want more of this great film.Finally, something good in 2002.
S-Wall I hope your having a good trip.
