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Cruel Intentions (1999)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:17

Rotten:16

Average Rating:4.9/10

Consensus: Even in a slick package and an attractive cast, the movie succumbs to bad acting and a bad script.

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Director Roger Kumble transfers the DANGEROUS LIASONS tale to Manhattan, where wealthy prep school student Kathryn (Sarah Michelle Gellar) bets her stepbrother Sebastian (Ryan Phillipe) that he... Director Roger Kumble transfers the DANGEROUS LIASONS tale to Manhattan, where wealthy prep school student Kathryn (Sarah Michelle Gellar) bets her stepbrother Sebastian (Ryan Phillipe) that he can't deflower the virginal Annette (Reese Witherspoon) before the school year begins. If he fails to accomplish this task, Kathryn gets his Jaguar Roadster; if he succeeds, he gets an evening of pleasure with Kathryn. [More]

Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair

Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Sean Patrick Thomas, Louise Fletcher, Joshua Jackson, Eric Mabius, Tara Reid, Swoosie Kurtz, Christine Baranski

Director: Roger Kumble

Director: Roger Kumble
Screenwriter: Roger Kumble
Producer: Neal H. Moritz
Composer: Ed Shearmur

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08/24/07
Evan
Evan "Mushy" Jacobs
MovieWeb

An earnest but overreaching kiddie version of Dangerous Liaisons.

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07/26/07
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