AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

homespun13 This movie has a classic romance plot, so story-wise, there isn't a lot of surprises. So what sets this movie apart from the endless parade of silly and boring romantic comedies that regularly are presented to the public each and every year? That's hard to define, but all I know is that this movie is different. It's one of the very few movies that I can watch over and over again, and I often rewatch it whenever there is nothing decent on the 70 cable channels that I have on TV (I bought the DVD). Sort of like the "I Love Lucy" shows. You have seen them a million times and it's still great comedy people enjoy watching. The characters and plot in this movie are entirely believable, all the actors are a delight to watch, the dialog is witty, and the Irish setting adds a nice touch. Brosnan and Moore are well matched and have good chemistry. Romantic comedy doesn't get any better than this and I highly recommend it for lovers of that genre.

Chrysanthepop Julianne Moore and Pierce Brosnan freshly pair up in McKenna's splendid 'Laws of Attraction'. It is sort of an unusual romantic comedy set partly in America and partly in Ireland. Moore and Brosnan are a delight to watch, especially how their love story unfolds in the courtroom. Brosnan is great at playing the Irishman (as he also proved in 'Evelyn') perhaps because he is one. Moore keeps proving what an incredibly versatile actress she is as she shows a flair for comedy. But it is the scenes between Frances Fisher and Julianne Moore that I enjoyed watching the most. The movie has some great punchlines the best of which are delivered by Fisher. Lending hilarious support are Michael Sheen as a rockstar and Parker Posey as his fashion designer wife. The Irish scenes may be a little clichéd and 'touristy' but nonetheless fun to watch. On the flip side, 'Laws of Attraction' felt a bit rushed in parts and the plot could have been better developed. However, that doesn't stop it from making the viewers laugh out loud and root for Daniel and Audrey to succeed in their fun romantic adventure.

Avinash Patalay Pierce Brosnan carries himself no-less than a Bond. He shines, he rules.In all honesty, I was expecting a bit more punch in terms of performance from Julianne Moore. Sadly she disappoints and pouts!!Michael Sheen, until the credits rolled by I couldn't make out that it was Mr. Blair/ Mr. Frost.The story starts off pretty well but somewhere between the steam goes low. Nonetheless, its not a bad film for an one-time watch and there is enough humour to keep glued to the seats.And of course, the Irishman uses this opportunity to market Ireland to the world - even if its not Tuesday!!!

bob the moo 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.