The Rules of Attraction | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | August 12, 2011
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Rules of Attraction is a sex comedy that mistakes callousness towards the horrible as simply "dark humor."
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| synopsis | 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. |
| lead actors | James Van Der Beek | Shannyn Sossamon | Ian Somerhalder | Jessica Biel | Kate Bosworth | Jay Baruchel | Thomas Ian Nicholas | Russell Sams | Kip Pardue | Joel Michaely | Clifton Collins Jr. | Clare Kramer | Faye Dunaway | Swoosie Kurtz | Colin Bain | Fred Savage | Kavan Reece | Ron Jeremy |
| director | Roger Avary |