But when I do it, I get dumped for innocent little twits like Cecile. God forbid, I exude confidence and enjoy sex. So there's your psychoanalysis, Dr. Now tell me, are you in Sign In. Play trailer Drama Romance. Director Roger Kumble. Choderlos de Laclos novel "Les liaisons dangereuses" Roger Kumble screenplay. Top credits Director Roger Kumble. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Official Trailer. Cruel Intentions. Full Episode Video Photos Top cast Edit. Swoosie Kurtz Dr.
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See our privacy policy. A lot or a little? The parents' guide to what's in this movie. Positive Messages. Many examples of manipulative and cruel behavior. Positive Role Models. Character brags to his friends about forcing a woman to have sex with him. What parents need to know Parents need to know that Cruel Intentions is a dark comedy in which a pair of wealthy step-siblings wager on whether or not the stepbrother can seduce and have sex with a virgin.
Continue reading Show less. Stay up to date on new reviews. Get full reviews, ratings, and advice delivered weekly to your inbox. User Reviews Parents say Kids say. Adult Written by simpleseth July 21, Regarding this bet, the sophisticated Sebastian must seduce the beautiful virgin Annette into bed.
Continue reading. Report this review. Adult Written by fan February 1, Teen, 14 years old Written by whateverluv February 6, Teen, 15 years old Written by Bonde rose July 3, B- i personally love movies like this, 90s vibes, not the best acting you can laugh at parts of it.
What's the story? Is it any good? Talk to your kids about How does the movie use comedy and satire to convey its deeper themes and meanings?
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For kids who love teen titles. Best Prom Movies for Teens. Best High School Movies. High School. About these links Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization, earns a small affiliate fee from Amazon or iTunes when you use our links to make a purchase. But in terms of irredeemable characters, nobody can hold a candle to Sebastian himself. Problematically compelling anti-heroes are a dime a dozen these days, but how are we ever supposed to root for Sebastian, the sexual assaulter and purveyor of revenge porn?
To be fair, it seems the audience is also supposed to believe that Sebastian has truly changed — he passes on his first opportunity to sleep with a consenting Annette, which would have won him his bet with Kathryn; instead, he tears up and leaves the room, suddenly struck by a new conscience. Did Sebastian leave the car to her in his will sometime over the last two days? Probably not, but who cares! Cruel Intentions also offers us those two competing readings: noble and tragic sacrifice, or deserved comeuppance for selfish sociopathy?
Sure, Sebastian is able to screw Kathryn over even in death, which is impressive. Before getting the chop, Kumble made some concessions in adapting the depravity of Cruel Intentions for TV. A scene from the R-rated film that involved two girls kissing now takes place between a boy and a girl. Kumble cut the dumped series into a direct-to-video movie, launching the screen career of one Amy Adams, but neither Cruel Intentions 2 nor several of the other Cruel Intentions spinoffs after it were able to capture the same mania of the original.
A few years later, when Gossip Girl landed on the CW, it became clear that there was, in fact, a significant and enthusiastic television audience for stories about mean rich kids screwing each other and screwing each other over.
Perhaps what was so upsetting to those parents was not merely the idea of fictional teenagers indulging in sex and drugs and petty machinations onscreen, but rather the moral ambiguity, or even nihilism, of Cruel Intentions — which it inherited from its source material.
Or does true self-fulfillment lie in subordinating the self, respecting the feelings of others, and accepting the rules of civilized conduct? Contact Shannon Keating at shannon. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here.
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