The 1999 adaptation, Cruel Intentions, is a film which is an error that doesn't deserve to be betrayed - an injury that doesn't deserve to be betrayed. It shouldn't make any sense, that an injury can have the right to be honoured. An injury is pain, and it's grief and it's loss. A loss is intolerable, in actual fact - so Cruel Intentions actually translates to being a film which is an intolerance that doesn't deserve to be itself. From a casual perspective, of life, it's literally impossible to experience an intolerance. With this being the case, Cruel Intentions is a film which takes the very root concept of an impossibility and turns it into a mystery. Mystery is connected to impossibility, and therefore certainty is connected to possibility - all possibility is certain.And then that's when Cruel Intentions finds itself in a very awkward, and in a very messed up position: Cruel Intentions connects certainty to possibility, however, it's made this connection under the precarious terms of having also connected impossibility to certainty as well.Unfortunately for Cruel Intentions, it's just a no-brainer: connecting both possibility and impossibility to certainty is one of the most intellectually brainless things that's possible. How is it even remotely sane, that certainty is made into something that's simultaneously possible and impossible?A certainty is a fact. A fact isn't a possibility, and yet it's also a fact that a fact can't be an impossibility either. Where does the insanity end?Because of its lack of focus, and because of its lack of discipline and its lack of vision, the 1999 film Cruel Intentions is the absolute brainlessness of not giving a reason for why neither possibility and impossibility deserve to be distinguished from each other

nothing surprising. only decent acting, young actors, the old novel, a new frame. and, maybe, nothing more. result- a nice version, more seductive for young public . short, a cool film. and this could be a real great virtue ( of you do not ignore the sensuality of Ryan Philip).

"Cruel Intentions" tells the story of two posh step-siblings that are both in their very own way manipulative. Whilest she focuses on breaking him by ruining his very first true love, he has to find a way to get around that and realize what's really important in life, all settled around an unmoral bet.In fact it is a very entertaining movie. It is easily watchable and not too complicated to follow. Nonetheless there were some points that prevented the film to be outstanding in my opinion. First of all the mere plot isn't a peak of creativity. It seems to be a common hobby at American schools to make silly bets whether you can have Sex with someone and then fall undying in love with him. Secondly everything seems to happen just a bit too fast. One day she is a convinced virgin waiting for true love and just a few days later she confesses her deep love and throws all her beliefs over board. Last but not least, I didn't really buy the lead. He's supposed to be a lady's man and very seductive but he rather behaves like a spoiled child and also looks very young. I don't see women fall for him on a large scale.All in all, "Cruel Intentions" is a nice movie to watch time and again, especially the end is above standard. But what separates this one from the tons of similar movies I have yet to understand.

Let me tell you one thing: I love movies. I love love stories. I love those bad-boy-turned-good stories. I love tragedies. That probably means I loved this movie, right? Not really. I think I would've been better off watching some other movie. In my opinion, Cruel Intentions has a lot of flaws. It's clichéd, for one. Not that I mind clichés, but in this case, it was pretty annoying. Most of my friends and I could predict what would happen next. The acting wasn't really impressive, either. I wasn't very convinced and there were times during the movie when the story just seemed silly. Sorry, I don't mean to offend any lovers of this movie, but it was horrible. Not really my cup of tea. But I still don't discourage anyone from watching it. This was just my opinion, my review. You could actually end up liking it. SO go ahead, and give it a try if you want to.