First off, if you're expecting stellar, Academy Awards type material, then you should never, ever give this DVD a second look at your local Walmart. Better yet, you shouldn't even be reading the reviews for this movie in the first place.
I mean really, it's Cruel Intentions 3. We know what this is all about - the petty betting matches between sex-crazed, wealthy teens/young adults with obviously too much time on their hands. It's a soppy, cliché-filled teen drama. What do you expect? The original Cruel Intentions wasn't great because of its airtight script or ingenious plot either, let me tell you. It was great because it had an exceptionally great cast for this genre. Do you honestly believe it would have been the hit it was without Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Christine Baranski, Louise Fletcher, etc? So that's where we are with Cruel Intentions 3. Same old plot, just without the stellar cast. So, what do you get? A fun, playful, knotty, and even down right mean-spirited movie all in one. And I hate to say it, but it's not nearly as bad as it could have been.
The beautiful and relatively unknown Kristina Anapau does well as Cassidy Merteuil, cousin to Gellar's character in the original Cruel Intentions. The other actors are not worth mentioning, but do about as best a job as can be expected for this genre.
As I said before, if you want Oscar material, pass this by, but if you're just bored and want a movie that doesn't take itself too seriously, or you're a fan of the franchise, it's worth a look. I would have given it 5 stars, but because this film didn't add anything fresh over the original, it loses a point for lack of originality.
I mean really, it's Cruel Intentions 3. We know what this is all about - the petty betting matches between sex-crazed, wealthy teens/young adults with obviously too much time on their hands. It's a soppy, cliché-filled teen drama. What do you expect? The original Cruel Intentions wasn't great because of its airtight script or ingenious plot either, let me tell you. It was great because it had an exceptionally great cast for this genre. Do you honestly believe it would have been the hit it was without Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Christine Baranski, Louise Fletcher, etc? So that's where we are with Cruel Intentions 3. Same old plot, just without the stellar cast. So, what do you get? A fun, playful, knotty, and even down right mean-spirited movie all in one. And I hate to say it, but it's not nearly as bad as it could have been.
The beautiful and relatively unknown Kristina Anapau does well as Cassidy Merteuil, cousin to Gellar's character in the original Cruel Intentions. The other actors are not worth mentioning, but do about as best a job as can be expected for this genre.
As I said before, if you want Oscar material, pass this by, but if you're just bored and want a movie that doesn't take itself too seriously, or you're a fan of the franchise, it's worth a look. I would have given it 5 stars, but because this film didn't add anything fresh over the original, it loses a point for lack of originality.