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Cruel Intentions
1999
Kumble transfers the DANGEROUS LIASONS tale to Manhattan, where Kathryn bets her step-brother Sebastian that he can't deflower the virginal Annette before the school year begins. If he fails to accomplish this task, Kathryn gets his Jaguar Roadster; if he succeeds, he gets Kathryn. Read more
| Starring | Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair |
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| Director | Roger Kumble |
| Run time | 93 mins |
| Genres | Drama |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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A teenage version of a novel about world-weary adults; the attitudes of ennui and malice are an awkward fit on the young cast (even though they look too old to be still at school); but it has a little more bite than most movies aimed at a teen audience.
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An update of Les Liaisons Dangeureuses to the decadent world of whitebread Manhattan preppies. Hiding behind... read more on Time Out
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54 out of 54 people found this review helpful
Strictly For Teenagers
A dumbed down version of 'Dangerous Liaisons' with a photogenic but inadequate cast and a relentlessly mediocre soundtrack.
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4 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Where's the sex?
As an adaptation of the 'les liasons dangereuses' story, this movie is sadly short of sex scenes. As such, it has wasted the potential in the story for manipulating the audience into hating Sabestian, and then seducing them back into loving him as he turns over a new leaf. It has also let out the air from the sexual tension present in the original story, and cheapened Sabestian's transformation and love for Annette. For a more artful adaptation, watch EJ Yong's 'Untold Scandal', which is a truly beautifully made film full of the delicious sexual tension, and yet sincerely moving.
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Ryan Phillippe discusses Breach
- 28 Aug 2007
A new movie starring former teen star Ryan Phillippe hits cinemas this Friday and tells the story of an FBI agent caught selling secrets to Russia. Breach, which stars Phillippe as a rookie investigator out to expose the mole, also features Chris Cooper and Laura Linney, and is based on real-life events. According to the Guardian, Phillippe said acting with Cooper - who has previously starred in American Beauty and Adaptation - was similar to taking "a masterclass in acting". The film Read more
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