Review of Valmont (1989) by Lucie N — 31 Jul 2007

I loved dangerous liaisons. then I saw this and loved it even more. much later I saw cruel intensions. was pretty good, but I can only ever watch this one multiple times.

This review of Valmont (1989) was written by Lucie N on 31 Jul 2007.

Valmont has generally received positive reviews.

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I recognized a theme from another movie in this one. I don't know which one came first, but Cruel Intentions came to mind as I was watching…

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By Marta K (182) on 16 Jan 2012

A cute version of dangerous liasons! Or rather, I don't think Forman would appreciate me using that adjective…

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Thanks to Christine Hovhannessian for recommending this one to me. It's reminiscent of Cruel Intentions so that's what made it really interesting…

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Milos Forman's film is a mere confection in comparison to Stephen Frear's one, but in the way that confections can give real entertainment…

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