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Laws of Attraction Movie Review

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Actors: Julianne Moore, Pierce Brosnan, Michael Sheen, Parker Posey, Frances Fisher
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Laws of Attraction
When the story opens, Audrey Woods (Moore) and Daniel Rafferty (Brosnan) are both successful NY divorce lawyers who have never lost a case, both gorgeous, and both single. Audrey is edgy and uptight, a perfectionist, while Dan is more the sloppy, debonair, intuitive type. They clash in court, and sparks of all sorts begin to fly. Their latest battle is the divorce between rock star Thorne Jamison (Sheen) and fashion designer Serena (Posey), both of whom want to keep the castle in Ireland. When the two attorneys go over to inspect the property, they get caught up in a village holiday, and end up drunk and married. Keeping up appearances while battling in court becomes quite a challenge. This 2004 romantic comedy is limply plotted and stacks all the sympathy in Dan's favor, but the leads give it a game go, and the results are all right.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar




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Plot
Comedy, primarily Yes
Time/era of movie: - present (2000-2010)
Kind of comedy - romantic comedy
Job/Profession/Poverty Story? Yes
Job: - lawyer creature
How much humor v. drama - Mostly humor, but some serious drama

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - a lawyer creature
Age: - 20's-30's
Hair color? - red
Hair type - (woman) long wavey
Body type - (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more... - caring
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (man) muscular
Unclothed? - chest
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - Ireland
City? Yes
City: - New York - wealthy
Misc setting - castle

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Movie makes you feel... - very happy
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - kissing
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
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