Cruel Intentions 2

Can you guess who's who?

Fascinating show. Indeed, not quite up to par with Cruel Intentions, but then again, it is very difficult to top the sheer manipulation and false innocence in Sarah Michelle Gellar's Katryn. Cruel Intentions 2 is the story of how step brother-sister Katryn and Sebastian met. As Sebastian (Robin Dunne) is determined to start a new life in Manchester Prep, he chooses to start a war with Katryn (Amy Adams - remember her in "Enchanted"?!), the school bitch-extraordinaire. He begins his new life by dating the Principal's daughter, Danielle (Sarah Thompson).

Already having his past researched by Katryn, Danielle isn't making things easy for him as he chases her - quite desperately too, I might add - and does everything he can to be the nice guy. However, the final twist in the story left me absolutely speechless for about 5 minutes. And only then I started muttering, 'SERIOUSLY?!'

As they gear you up for his huge confession of love scene to Danielle, Katryn makes a move and takes control of their building sexual tension. And in the end, after confessing his love to Danielle, she tells him in the most evil manner that she was in it with his step-sister the ENTIRE time. Which means Katryn wins the war. She managed to get Danielle to seduce Sebastian in the most unlikely and innocent of ways. How very shocking and frightening.

As an amoral, vulgar and often obscene film, Cruel Intentions 2 is not quite a piece of cinematic genius. Initially meant to be a TV series (but was cancelled), many of the lines from the movie were recycled from Cruel Intentions 1. On the other hand, the Cruel Intentions series are quite frightening in the sense that it is able to conjure up such ideas for the manipulation of others. It probably indicate some sort of observation and active imagination. And to think that some human beings are truly capable of that. *Shudders*

If you don't like risque movies, do avoid Cruel Intentions. If you;re looking for meaningful, thoughtful movies, avoid it too. If you're looking for strange obscene scenes or just mindless yet shocking stories with a scary understanding of the human psyche, go ahead.

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