Cruel Intentions

  • 1999


MOVIE IS contemporary inevitable entertaining enjoyable original
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58 %
49 % Rotten
$ 76 Million
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Positive Reviews 17
Negative reviews 11
Average Rating 2.9/5
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3.8
Still, overall, the film at least has style and wit, and a lot of devious fun with its plot. Rogerebert
3.0
The performances are generally quite good, and the contemporary setting suits the story perfectly. Common Sense Media
2.5
But whats both depressing and impressive about Cruel Intentions is the profound misanthropy of its meaning.It doesnt argue that man is not soul but me ..
4.5
And Gellars and Phillippes matter of fact performances take the edge off the inevitable lamb to the slaughter scenes.
1.5
Of all the principals involved in this production, though, only Blair, as the dizzy, boy crazy Cecile, has any spark.The awakening of her sexuality is ..
2.5
Audiences get a vicarious buzz out of attractive but unsympathetic characters. San Francisco Chronicle
3.5
His roundelay of emotional manipulation and booty calling has to it a Shakespearean universality that makes it irresistible to young modernizers every .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Not quite as clever as it thinks it is, but still oozing more dark wit than most teen movies can dream of.
4.0
It was never boring, always nice to look at, didnt take itself too seriously, and actually managed to convey an interesting, if not over the top yet a .. JoBlo
1.9
Reese Witherspoon has a natural talent that audiences have been aware of since her 1991 debut in The Man in the Moon. ReelViews
3.1
It doesnt quite know how to handle the real thing and it drops the ball. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi (The Father) has crafted a moving little tale about what, on the surface, is nothing more than a story about lost shoes ..
2.0
The story works better when it sticks to comedy.Phillippe, who acted so poorly in Antitrust, actually is believable in this film. Lariat
2.0
Under Roger Kumbles bland direction, this sexual potboiler sports more gorgeously capped teeth and bratty melodrama than genuine anguish. News Review
2.5
Although its nowhere as wildly entertaining as that film, this one still has enough guilty pleasures to prevent it from getting an awful rating. Screen It
3.0
Unfortunately in Celebrity, Woody Allens line of attack is compromised by his being at least half in love with the very glitterati he sets out to sava .. Independent
1.0
Every bit of the originals nastiness is retained but none of its wit or elegance. Film Journal International ..
1.9
Along with some of the worst performances in recent cinematic history. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l .. Q Network
3.5
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2.0
This is the stuff of irresistible cinema, and its all here: sex, power, and manipulation, mind games, betrayal, revenge.
3.8
But even without keeping the original in mind, theres nothing shocking about the film or its climactic explosion of violence which can be directly att .. Mr Brown Movies
3.8
Even if the characters arent all likable, they are written with a richness you dont often see, and the dialogue between Sebastian and Kathryn is truly .. The Movie Boy
1.5
I personally found it very disconcerting to see a film depicting kids engaged in manipulative, mean spirited sex to humiliate other people and passing .. Cnn
3.8
I fully expected it to be dumbed down beyond all recognition. I expected Dangerous Liaisons 90210. But I can admit when Im wrong. Spliced Wire
3.5
A mainstream comedy hoping to make a big splash in todays movie marketplace needs three initial assets: a grabber of a premise, a cast that sets up en .. Wsj
4.4
The films purpose aint as much to titillate than it is about exploring relationships and sexuality. Montreal Film Journal
1.0
The performances by Witherspoon and Blair are not terrible, but they cant save the film from Gellar and Phillipe. Film Quips Online
2.5
Brandon Reilly wears his Bills blue collar proudly Wide receiver Brandon Reilly spent most of last year on the Bills practice squad, but this season h .. Rochester Goes Out
3.8
Sure, its a simplified version of an oft told tale, but it works. Angel Fire
5.0
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1.5
Reese Witherspoons character is unfortunately trite and one dimensional. Radio Free



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