Lascivious blackmailers and inveterate immoralists, these characters behave despicably, but the movie affects a tone of urbane detachment which puts sex in its proper perspective.
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06/24/06
Cruel Intentions (1999)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:4
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.3/10
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... [More]
Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair
Director: Roger Kumble
Reviews for Cruel Intentions
1 - 6 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticNot quite as clever as it thinks it is, but still oozing more dark wit than most teen movies can dream of.
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Top CriticNasty, profane and wickedly entertaining!
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Top CriticThe teen-age target audience will probably gobble Cruel Intentions right up, but for me this film boarders on creepy.
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Top CriticSmart and merciless!
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Top CriticYou have the queasy sense that the whole thing is just an elaborate stunt, and in this case an exploitative one.
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