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About this movie

Genres:
Drama, Romance
Language:
English
Running time:
1:37:48
Partner rating:
UNRATED
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Sarah Michelle Gellar Kathryn Merteuil
  2. Ryan Phillippe Sebastian Valmont
  3. Reese Witherspoon Annette Hargrove
  4. Selma Blair Cecile Caldwell
  5. Louise Fletcher Helen Rosemond
  6. Swoosie Kurtz Dr. Greenbaum
  7. Christine Baranski Bunny Caldwell
  8. Joshua Jackson Blaine Tuttle
  9. Eric Mabius Greg McConnell
  10. Sean Patrick Thomas Ronald Clifford
  11. Tara Reid Marci Greenbaum

Directors

  1. Roger Kumble

Producers

  1. Neal H. Moritz

Writers

  1. Roger Kumble
  2. Choderlos De Laclos

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Cruel Intentions

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In an adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe) are step-brother and step-sister living in Manhattan. With their absent parents travelling in Europe, the wealthy pair have the family penthouse to themselves as they while away their summer break before beginning senior year at a private high school. Sebastian, bad-boy lothario, has apparently slept with all the girls in town and appears numb to it all. Kathryn, who appears to be the good girl class president, is actually far more amoral and malicious than Sebastian, but maintains appearances to the contrary. When she is dumped by her boyfriend, Court Reynolds (Charlie O'Connell), for the innocent Cecile Caldwell (Selma Blair), she schemes revenge by destroying Cecile's reputation. She challenges Sebastian to deflower Cecile and transform her into a tramp to humiliate Court. Sebastian isn't as interested as Cecile -- she's spent her whole life in a Catholic girl's school and presents no challenge. The girl who has caught his attention is Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon), the new headmaster's daughter. Annette had written an article for Seventeen Magazine on her plans to stay a virgin until she finds her one true love. Kathryn makes a wager. If Sebastian fails to lure Annette into bed before the summer is over, Kathryn gets his car. If he succeeds, Sebastian gets Kathryn, whom he wants anyway. Sebastian accepts the bet, but Annette turns out to be more than either of them bargained for.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

48%Tomatometer score: 48% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Stephen Hunter, Washington Post What's both depressing and impressive about Cruel Intentions is the profound misanthropy of its meaning. Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    B.J. Sigesmund, Newsweek You won't be able to resist the film's ribaldry and cynicism. Kids these days! Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle You sometimes have to giggle at this movie the way you do when you catch 4-year-olds playing dress-up in front of Mom's closet. Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle It is maliciously entertaining, up to a point. Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Rick Groen, Globe and Mail This is the filmic answer to a pack of Spice Girl cards. Full review External link
  6. Negative review
    Peter Travers, Rolling Stone Rarely has a film elicited more raucous unintended laughter.
  7. Negative review
    Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune You may come to realize that if a bomb suddenly blew up everyone on screen, you wouldn't particularly miss anyone.
  8. Negative review
    Julie Hinds, San Jose Mercury News A 90210 rerun on Viagra!
  9. Negative review
    Bob Fenster, Arizona Republic As a serious study of vapid youth, Cruel Intentions vacillates between the cynically pretentious and the shallowly silly.
  10. Positive review
    Desson Thomson, Washington Post Witty, raunchy! Full review External link

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