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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttFor comedy, director Peter Howitt relies on halfhearted slapstick as the script contains little of the sharp dialogue one might expect from a script written at least in part by Harling ("Steel Magnolias," "Soapdish").
- 50VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasWhile slight comic concoction is so airy it seems in danger of floating right off the screen, the pleasant retro vibe and a handful of effervescent moments carry this film no self-respecting heterosexual male would dare see except on a date.
- 50Village VoiceLaura SinagraVillage VoiceLaura SinagraOur counselors' lawyer-ese is illegally bland, and their committee-penned banter meticulously Botoxed.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumOperates on such outdated, unimaginative conventions of movie chemistry that Moore and Brosnan end up appearing older and stodgier than necessary.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliLaws of Attraction is a standard-issue romantic comedy that's missing a key ingredient: the attraction.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt's a middling film that wastes a lot of good opportunities, as well as two fine, charming co-stars.
- 40The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneYou have to feel sorry for Moore, who is called upon to supply an unappealing mixture of neurosis and starch, and whose instinctive frailty is so endlessly exploited by Howitt's movie that the jokes, such as they are, go into retreat. [3 May 2004, p. 110]
- 40New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerIt’s tough to be Tracy and Hepburn, let alone Doris Day and Rock Hudson, when you're trying to get your mouth around lines that wouldn't pass muster on a UPN sitcom.
- 40The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinMoore works to feign vitality where none exists, but that just makes it even more embarrassing to watch her writhe around fruitlessly in the most thankless and ill-fitting of roles.
- 40Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyNothing about Laws of Attraction is remotely original; even its title has the dull ring of the generic, like "Opposites Attract" or "He Said, She Said." See it or don't. You will never notice the difference.