Review of Valmont (1989) by Rosa F — 30 Aug 2007

Far, far better than 'Dangerous Liaisons', Colin Firth is truly delicious in this.

This review of Valmont (1989) was written by Rosa F on 30 Aug 2007.

Valmont has generally received positive reviews.

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Dangerous Liaisons is the better movie, but I loves me some Firth…

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It has it's moments and Fairuza Balk is an adorable Cecile but I found myself comparing every other cast member to their Dangerous Liaisons…

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