Cruel Intentions
What a wicked web they weave!
This story line is filled with seduction, betrayal, illicit behavior, secrets, lack of moral creditability,
and a fondness for anything that causes heartache and turmoil in other
people's lives. It's all inside the demented minds and massively
decorated mansion
of two rich, conceited, troubled young people who just so happen to be
related,
making this story all the more dark, unthinkable and devilishly wrong.
Oh the life, the parties, the insueing boredom of sleeping with the same type
of young, college-age, eager beauties to fill the need of Sebastian's (Ryan
Phillippe) over indulgent libido! Sebastian is desperate for change and is
dreadfully
tired of his sexual menu.
Sebastian soon learns that Kathryn (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is in need of some
mending after her latest boyfriend dumped her for a little slurp of a goodie
named Cecile Caldwell (Selma Blair). Kathryn is hungry for revenge and
what better way than ruining the reputation of both!
The plan works out but it's not the feeling of success that Sebastian wants
to feel ripping through his blood; he wants more of a challenge, something
more
tempting to satisfy his urges.
Kathryn poses a stimulating and dastardly plan of sexual indulgence, and the
perfect conquest to Sebastian. If Sebastian can bed the new headmaster's
daughter Annette (Reese Witherspoon), Kathryn will give herself in any way
Sebastian
desires. If he loses, Kathryn gets the one thing she thinks is Sebastian's
greatest possession.
Looks like Sebastian is in for a tough ride. Annette is no easy conquest, and
she's opposed to giving into the pleasures of the body, for she stands
diligently and proudly on being a virgin.
If that wasn't enough to put a stop to the bet, what about actually falling
in love with Annette?
Many twisting emotions and revealing circumstances will surface as truth and
revenge, honesty and love will most definitely be neck in neck in this warped
game of winner takes all. But who'll be the final one standing?
Young, beautiful, captivating, but above all talented is the cast of Cruel
Intentions. Sarah Michelle Gellar was sinfully diabolic, and a trashy
vindicating vixen of lies and mind games. Ryan Phillips was vicious,
demeaning and
scuzzy, with heartless emotion until true love warmed his icy soul. Reese
Witherspoon was the sweet, kind, and open hearted girl who imprisoned her own
feelings from the walls she built up around herself, until she had the
strength to
knock them down and face them.
An electric mix of great tunes make this a very desirable soundtrack.
Especially with the songs "Every You, Every Me" by Placebo, which is
amazing and the opening song to the movie, as well as the granddaddy song of the
soundtrack.
A close second is followed by the smooth cool sound of "Coming Up From
Behind" By Marcy Playground.
This film is a tempting, sexy, thirst quenching thrill ride of twisted pleasure.
A guilty pleasure that goes a long way.
Written by: Lynda Dale MacLean
Reviewers Rating: 7.5
Reader's Rating: 9.59
Reader's Votes: 12
Added: 9-Jun-2003
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