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Summary: a very entertaining movie
Review: there is plenty of things to say about this movie, but to sum it up, it is a very good and very entertaining movie
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Summary: Review on Cruel intentions
Review: I thought Cruel intentions was a brilliant, and origional film, with a good twist at the end. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillipe, and Reese Witherspoon all acted brilliantly, and played the characters very well. The ending was good, justice had been done to the two faced sister, and the principles daughter had at least been reassured with the fact that her boyfriend would be well remembered. During the film, you are given a chance to look deeply into the charcter Ryan Phillipe plays; at first he seems to you the one to avoid at all costs, then you see his better side and realise that maybe he was trapped in a world of frustration and believed he shouldn't let his true feelings show because the chances were he would get hurt by the strong and unwanted force of a rumour. He gains the trust of the principles daughter, (Reese Witherspoon)and she teaches him eventually to face his fears, and own up. [...]
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Summary: "How About at the 'stroke' of midnight?"
Review: Kathryn Merteiul (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Philippe) have a challenge on their hands. First, Kathryn's ex-boyfriend Court dumps her on accout that she's a bulemic headcase. Kathryn then hires her stepbrother Sebastian to deflower Court's new fling Cecile (an idiotic Selma Blair), in turn coming back to Court to "deflower" him as well. Second, Sebastian makes a bet with Kathryn that he can get into America's biggest prude's pants Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon). Kathryn excepts and if she wins, she gets his hot little car, and if he wins, he gets her (literally). So a few lesbian kisses, crack sniffings, and arguments later Cecile finds that Sebastian gave her an orgasm, and Sebastian finds that he's in love with Annette. When Kathryn finds this out she thinks she is betrayed and spreads a horrible romour about him to Ronald Clifford (Sean Patrick Thomas). He and Sebastian's confrontation ends in disaster. With an excellent ending and a wonderful performance from Ms. Gellar this flim is sheer fun. With additional (basically) cameo performances from Joshua Jackson, Tara Reid, Swoosie Kurtz, and Christine Baranski, Cruel Intentions hits the mark.
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Summary: A tale of revenge, lies, secrets, and other stuff
Review: I first saw Cruel Intentions on tv. I didn't see the whole thing but it looked pretty good so I decided to rent it. The movie is very good and takes many twists and turns. I sometimes felt as if I would be able to predict what would happen next, but of course it didn't.The movie starts out showing Sebastien (Ryan Phillipe) with a therapist. Sebastian talks about his so called former life where all he thought about was sex. He says he has changed but that is not true. I'll skip some unimportant stuff and go on. He goes home where his stepsister Kathryn (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is talking to Cecile's mother. Cecile is a girl who will be attending Kathryn and Ryan's school next year. Afterwards, Kathryn wants to destroy Cecile's reputation because Cecile dated her ex-boyfriend. Kathryn wants Sebastian to seduce Cecile to enhance his reputation. Sebastian is known for sleeping with tons of girls. Sebastian would rather sleep with the new headmaster's daughter, Annette (Reese Witherspoon) who writes articles about how she is a virgin and plans to wait. Kathryn and Sebastian make a bet. If Sebatian can't bed Annette, Kathryn gets his car. If Sebastian wins, he gets Kathryn. The movie goes on from there with Sebastian falling for Annette and Kathryn trying hard to destroy Cecile. Overall, a very good movie worth watching but NOT for the kids. Trust me on that one.
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Summary: More comic than cruel
Review: Entertaining teen-market reworking of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" which, though appealing, is not a patch on Stephen Frears' definitive 1988 version. Writer/director Roger Kumble brings considerable imagination to the transposition from eighteenth-century France to modern-day Manhattan, but the high drama of psycho-sexual manipulation - the crux of the story and the reason the Frears version succeeds - seems to have been left behind. Ryan Phillipe brings the appropriate predatory menace to his Valmont, and it's good to see Sarah Michelle Gellar playing a bad girl for a change. Reese Witherspoon is also quite convincing as the innocent but not-so-vulnerable virgin who becomes the object of their twisted game. If it had delivered on the promise of its trailer - which suggested something a little more edgy and quite a bit more arch - it might have been truly impressive. But the whole thing is played with such high-camp affectation that it ends up more comic than cruel, so the ending - completely shattering in the Frears version - is less "Dangerous Liaisons" than it is "Dawson's Creek". It's helped by an enjoyable pop soundtrack which is often used to wring the requisite emotion from some rather casually written scenes.
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Summary: Cruelly Good
Review: A brilliant film unfortunately hyped as a simple teen-flick, Cruel Intention is enjoyably dark as it focuses on the world of teenagers with the world at their fingertips, or in other words, the freedom to amuse themselves selfishly to the misfortune of their victims. Sarah Michelle Gellar (Kathryn) and Ryan Phillippe (Sebastian) are great to watch in their naughty schemes and sinister acts. Reese Witherspoon (Annette) steals the film with her portrayal of the innocent victim whom prevails in the end. The most entertaining however is by far Selma Blair (Cecile) with convincing, hilarious ignorance and foolishness. The charisma between Phillippe and Witherspoon is excellent, considering the real life situation at the time of production and following it most certainly should be. Glorious film, worth the commitment.
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Summary: BEST MOVIE EVER MADE!!!!
Review: Over the numerous movies Ive seen in my life, I must say this is by far the absolute best. Based on a controversial novel, Cruel Intentions has brought the word 'seduction' to a whole new level. Prepare to engross yourself into the world of the upper east side, where the only form of amusement for Sebastian and Katherine is to screw with other people's lives and see how many people they can bed. Both provocative and endearing this movie is far different then any you have seen. These people are brutal and refuse to sensor themselves to please others, which I find most attractive about this movie. Above all else Ryan Phillipe and Sarah Michelle Gellar make a phenomenal pair and truly engross themselves in their roles. This movie is a must have for all movie collections.
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Summary: Impressive
Review: This movie wsa surprisingly entertaining despite what I origionally assumed it would be. At first look it seemed like a boo hoo sob sob date movie, yet it was amazingly entertaining. The hot young cast (cliche) pulled off this one well, despite corny idea and sleezy idea. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillp play a set of step sibings who life revolves around sex, drugs, and games. Reece Witherspoon plays the virtuouse virgin who is the target of the game and the one who changes the game for what it origionally was. The whole plot revolves around Ryan Phillips character trying to "get it on" with Reece Witherspoon. If he does he gets to "Get it on" with Sarah Michelle Gellar. However if he loses, he loses his prized car. From there it mostly involves Ryan trying to seduce Reece, but ends up in love with her instead.
As was stated earlier the story itself is cheesey however because the acting is well done and the fact that it was surprisingly touching and is highly entertaining, a perfect date film for what it's worth. However if you watch this alone than you may get bored, but overall it is one of the better films out there in the teen category.
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Summary: Best of Genre
Review: Yeah, it's a take off of Dangerous Liasions, but with snappy dialogue, a young, but extremely talented cast, and a plausibility that's frightening. Headed by Gellar, Witherspoon and Phillipe, this is an extremely well-plotted psychological movie that demonstrates people at their most base and manipulative, but it's also frothy and fun. The biggest surprise for viewers here may be Gellar's viper-like performance (no surprise to those who watched her in her AMC days). This is not Bufffy, and it shows what a phenomenal talent Gellar is. Witherspoon is cast as the virgin/ingenue, but her superior ability keeps you from resenting her or rolling your eyes. Phillipe is perfectly-cast as the charmingly devilish rogue. Great supporting work from Selma Blair and Christine Baranski complete the cast. Bottom line, this is a fun and stylish psychological thriller with an ending that doesn't wrap everything up into a pretty bow, but does offer more than satisfying resolutions. Recommended for Gellar's performance, a witty script and yet another reason to regard Witherspoon as the greatest actress of her generation.
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Summary: Weird!
Review: At first the movie seem to be good, Sarah Michelle Gellar in the role of Catherine is great, she's a very good actress. The movie seem to me a bit too much, like the actors performence was in the line to be too much but at first it was okay, it was kind of weird, funny let say cynical but it could had been a good movie. It gets worst when Sebastian change, he had change way too fast, it was way too cliché and after that the movie was too weird and ridiculous.Come on Sebastian had change overnight that impossible to change so fast, fall in love almost right aways with the goody goody, sweet and smart Annette seem so not real.Sebastian get on my nerves lots of time, the actor give a good performance but sometime it was way too much. Also Annette gets on my nerves for being so goody smart and fall in love so fast with Sebastian that was stupid. And the one who get on my nerves the most was Cécile, I could not tolerate her and sometime Catherine also gets on my nerves.I don't say it's a bad movie but it could had been way better. It was too weird, everything went to fast that make it so unbelievable and the end was so stupid, that movie doesn't make any sence. I think it was just a very cynical movie so it was met to be that way!
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