I wasn't into this when it came out, despite loving the cast, and I'm not that into it now. Sebastian and Annette fall in love after maybe four interactions, but I guess that's teen love for you. I do like a villainous Sarah Michelle Gellar though.
Cruel Intentions
In the game of seduction, there is only one rule: Never fall in love.
Rating
2.5 (1)
Release Date
3/5/1999Runtime
98 minsOverview
Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession.
How It Feels
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A darkly seductive game of emotional chess where two beautiful cynics weaponize attraction as control, until the rules of their own game backfire with devastating consequences. Watching it feels like overhearing something you shouldn't, with the knowledge that everyone involved is about to get hurt.
Mood
BittersweetTenseUnsettling
Themes
LoveObsessionCorruptionIdentity
Tone
Ironic
Pacing
Steady
Look
Stylized genreHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Sexual contentAddiction
Ryan Phillippe
Sébastian Valmont
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Kathryn Merteuil
Reese Witherspoon
Annette Hargrove
Selma Blair
Cecile Caldwell
Louise Fletcher
Helen Rosemond
Joshua Jackson
Blaine Tuttle
Eric Mabius
Greg McConnell
Sean Patrick Thomas
Ronald Clifford
Alaina Reed Hall
Nurse
Hiep Thi Le
Mai-Lee
Deborah Offner
Mrs. Michalak
Tara Reid
Marci Greenbaum
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