1999 · drama · romance · supernatural
Cruel Intentions
Directed by Roger Kumble1h 37m1999
Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession.
Our read: Cruel Intentions (1999) reads as a neutral, steady, inventive drama · romance · supernatural entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, measured drama / romance, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
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