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• Nicki M

  
  Nostalgia for the original inspired me to dig out the two sequels, even though I can remember seeing this 10 years ago and really not being impressed. Now I remember why. This takes place before the original when Sebastian has only just gone to live with Katherine and family. To be… More
  Nostalgia for the original inspired me to dig out the two sequels, even though I can remember seeing this 10 years ago and really not being impressed. Now I remember why. This takes place before the original when Sebastian has only just gone to live with Katherine and family. To be fair, Amy Adams does a decent job of channelling Sarah Michelle Gellar's bitchy Katherine, despite her physical differences, she even has the tone of voice down right. What falls flat here was that SMG's Katherine is secretly evil, and this one is more open about being a bitch. It doesn't work - the whole point of the first one was that Katherine lost what was most important to her - her reputation. I don't think anyone at all would be shocked to find Amy Adam's Katherine is a bitch on wheels. The plot, what there is of it, is pretty much a direct steal from the first, only with twists put in it just for shock value. Instead of principals daughter, Annette (Reese Witherspoon), we have principal's daughter Danielle (Sarah Thompson). This pretty much tacks up the genuine emotions in the original films and turns it into faux lesbian crap. There are no life lessons here. Heaven help me, I still have the 3rd one to get through...

• Curtis L

  
  Watched this to see if Amy Adams could do anything but bubble nice girl. Turns out she can be bubbly nice but scowly. This had one of the oddest turn arounds in movie history with the exception of maybe Perfume. The whole movie builds up a really weak and pointless plot, but in the… More
  Watched this to see if Amy Adams could do anything but bubble nice girl. Turns out she can be bubbly nice but scowly. This had one of the oddest turn arounds in movie history with the exception of maybe Perfume. The whole movie builds up a really weak and pointless plot, but in the last 20 minutes in suddenly decides to trash it all and try to make it sexy without making it worth while watching sexy. In the end all that it works for is destroyed and you are left there feeling the need to poop.

• Dean M

  
  This comedy-drama captures the sexual chemistry and treachery that made <i>Dangerous Liaisons</i> so much fun and hotter with beautiful and sexy girls.

• Sanjaya &

  
  Not good as the original have..

• Deb S

  
  This is a prequel to the first Cruel Intentions (Ryan Philippe/Sarah Michelle Gellar/Reese Witherspoon). The actress who played Katherine was pretty good, although not nearly as good as Sarah Michelle Gellar. The Sebastion in this prequel has a more humane MO, while we see what made… More
  This is a prequel to the first Cruel Intentions (Ryan Philippe/Sarah Michelle Gellar/Reese Witherspoon). The actress who played Katherine was pretty good, although not nearly as good as Sarah Michelle Gellar. The Sebastion in this prequel has a more humane MO, while we see what made Kathryn such an uptight b*tch. As in most cases, nothing compares to the original, and this did not match up to the first Cruel Intentions. About the story itself, I will say that there are plenty of deja-vu's from the first movie, even though this one presents some interesting twists that transforms it into a big surprising movie. I have to admit the ending left me in a state of shock. I believe that the scene with Kathryn teaching Keri Lynn Pratt (Cherry) how to ride a horse: "Up! Down! Back! Forth! Faster! Faster!" reveals a lot to those who have eternally wondered why girls love horses so much lol. However this movie had a good message at the ending and the message is "Appearances can be deceiving".

• Robert F

  
  Oh, come on!!! For starters, this should have been called Cruel Intentions 0, since it's a prequel. It was really badly cast - the actors didn't resemble the people they were playing from the first film at all. Aside from that, the whole movie was pretty much a copy and… More
  Oh, come on!!! For starters, this should have been called Cruel Intentions 0, since it's a prequel. It was really badly cast - the actors didn't resemble the people they were playing from the first film at all. Aside from that, the whole movie was pretty much a copy and paste job of the original. Also - insestuous lesbian twins? Are you serious? And could Sebastian have changed personalities at the end any faster? That was really lazy and illogical. If you own this on DVD/video, you might want to follow half of the instructions given by the tagline: "Destroy".

• Chosen 7

  
  It's a crappy remake with a different plot twist, not a sequel. Mildly entertaining though.

• Laurence C

  
  The only thing this stupid direct-to-video sequel did for me was preventing me from renting the third one. Avoid.

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