The Rules of Attraction

So I finally broke down and TiVoed this movie. I know what you’re thinking.. James Van Der Beek as a tough guy, eh? Ironically it wasn’t that bad. I was concerned that since it had so many young actors and actresses in it, it was going to be campy like the lost American Pie movie. It wasn’t. Van Der Beek almost pulls off the tough guy thing except for a couple of times when he just looked constipated rather than angry or mean. Jessica Biel was more forgettable here than she is on 7th Heaven and that’s a feat onto itself. Eric Stoltz had a very small part but his character was hilarious. Thomas Ian Nicholas (Kevin Myers from the American Pie Trilogy) plays the part of a scruffy, whiney, sex-obsessed rich kid. He’s barely recognizable. All in all it wasn’t a bad flick. I don’t think it completely obliterated Van Der Beek’s Dawson legacy, but it’s a step in the right direction. Kudos to him for choosing such a darkly original movie to be part of. It almost makes you forget Varsity Blues, but only for a second.

Tags: Dawson's Creek, James Van Der Beek, Screen

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