Cruel Intentions
1999
**
Director: Roger Kumble
Cast: Ryan Philippe, Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Selma Blair
A rich bitch and her step-brother make a wager at the expense of two girls in this heavy-handed teen market update of Dangerous Liaisons, which itself was based on Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' book. The film is slick but who are you supposed to root for in this story when the perpetrators and the victims are all equally unpleasant? Followed by two direct-to-DVD sequels.
