Wicked and Hip
Rating: 8 of 10 
I do not know the previous versions, neither do I know the novel. I don't care - and it doesn't matter. Every movie has to be given a chance to be judged on what it is, and not, on what it could've been.
'Cruel Intentions' proves to be quite an entertaining movie with great acting, stunning sets and equally great dialogue. Furthermore, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Philippe and Reese Witherspoon are a hell of an acting team. The movie's weakness lies perhaps in the starting sequence, which looks a bit uninspired; but its opposing end, the final scenes with 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' playing to the pictures, are only the better.
October 30th / November 9th, 1999
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