FILM REVIEW

Film Title: Laws of Attraction
Country/ Year: Ireland/UK/Germany 2004
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Director: Peter Howitt
Writing Credits: WGA

Cast: Pierce Brosnan (Daniel Rafferty), Julianne Moore (Audrey Woods), Michael Sheen (Thorne Jamison),Parker Posey( Serena), Frances Fisher (Sara Miller), Nora Dunn (Judge Abramovitz)

PLOT/SYNOPSIS:

Nowadays The United States has the weakest families in the Western world because they have the highest divorce rate. This experience is showed in the Laws of Attraction.

Daniel Rafferty and Julianne Moore are successful New York divorce lawyers. Despite the difference in methods, neither lawyer has lost a case. For Woods, who lives under the shadow of her mum (Sara Miller) and spends her time watching the Weather Channel, Rafferty is too good lawyer so they are often competing against each other. In the first case that they work like opponents,on the evening before the trial they go out,drink a lot and they have an affair. She loses her first case in court when Daniel uses information disclosed by Audrey in their meeting in the previous night. She becomes upset with him and their competition increases, until the rock star Thorne Jaminson and his wife Serena hire Audrey and Daniel respectively in the millionaire divorce case. They have to go to Ireland to interview the workers of the castle. Neither lawyer wants to acknowledge the fact that they feel mutual attraction. By chance a romantic Irish country festival is being celebrated while they are in Ireland. After a night of wild celebrating they wake up the next morning as man and wife. Audrey is very surprise because the situation and they return to New York where they decide that Daniel moves to Audrey's house. Some problems happen and Audrey wants the divorce while Daniel wants to save their marriage.

ANALYSIS:

Laws of Attraction is set in America and Ireland two places which have different costumes. The first part of the film is set in New York where both lawyers live. Audrey lives in a beautiful, comfortable and tidy house while Daniel lives in a small and untidy apartment. The second part of the story is set in Dublin where we can see typical Irish costumes like dances and music.

About the soundtrack, this romantic comedy has adapted very well the music in all the scenes since in this movie we can listen a charming orchestral score brilliantly performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra, Celtic music when they are in the Irish pub and there are people who are dancing typical Irish dance. Also features the Pop ballad "Maybe" and the traditional Irish jig. There aren't special effects or visual effects to mention due to the genre of the film.

This movie shows a different point of view of how confront the marriage, Audrey thinks that she never gets married while Daniel thinks people have to fight for their love.

In spite of the limitations of the script, since it never varies from the expected formula, both stars shine. Moore is a good actress who has been nominated four time Oscar and Pierce Brosnan acts quite well in this comedy. This character represents a welcome change for the actor who has become synonymous with the world's best-known superspy. Moreover, the dialogues are appropiated to the plot and the cinematography of the lush Irish countryside is lovely.

The theme of Laws of Attraction is "love" because of that this film would be appeal to all the family women, men and children.

OPINION:

From my point of view Laws of Attraction is an enjoyable and entertaining romantic comedy which has all the ingredients to be a film that can see all the family.

TYPED OF LANGUAGE USED:

This film uses American British English and Irish. When the film is set in New York all the charapters speak American English with colloquialism but when they are in Ireland the workers of the castle speak Irish and British English.