Good concept, poorly executed.

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

A Major Disappointment

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Cruel Intentions was a fun summer flick. It didn't need sequels. Regardless, it got sequels. Needless to say, this movie is bad. It doesn't have the characters of the originals, so it tries to imitate them with shallow copies - the characters even admit this! Their motivation is forced and often doesn't even make sense if you haven't seen the original film.At first, you wonder if there is any point to anything that is going on in the film, other than offering eye candy in the form of abs and boobs. At the end it is revealed that the story has been building up to a plot twist, and it comes as some relief, but the twist is lackluster. All in all, this film is pointless and shallow.

I sometimes wonder if the people who make good movies ever feel a pang of anger or disgust when they see somebody else doing a crappy direct-to-DVD sequel of their work. It's not like the original creators are responsible for the talentless mimics who superficially ape their creations. They most times probably don't have a choice and for poor efforts like Cruel Intentions 3 that only copy the idea and form but nothing specific from the first movie, I'm not even sure they get paid for it. But it takes time and energy to make any film and when those efforts produce something worthy, it can't be fun to see someone else do a half-assed job trying to piggy back off your labor and success.Cruel Intentions, itself a modern version of Dangerous Liasons, was the story of amoral and decadent young people playing games of sex and betrayal where Sarah Michelle Geller and Selma Blair made out with each other. By the time they bothered to crap out this thing, that plot was as worn out as a heavily used piece of carbon paper (how's that for a dated reference?) This movie is actually closer to a Star Trek mirror universe version of Beverly Hills 90210 where Dylan has been coated in sleaze, Steve is a psychotic rapist and Brenda…well, she's just an even bigger bitch.Set at an expensive private college that's more like a summer resort than any kind of school, the movie's main characters are Jason and Cassidy (Kerr Smith and Kristina Anapau). She's a jaded rich girl and he's the guy from more humble origins who wants to have sex with her. Jason and Cassidy sit around and talk about what horrible people they are, even though they never do anything bad enough to get themselves on the Jerry Springer show. They're eventually joined by Patrick (Nathan J. Wetheringon), who's supposed to be so evil and twisted he made Jason and Cassidy just look "naughty". Since they're neither all terrible or shocking, Patrick comes off like some aggravated fraternity reject.Those three, surrounded by a cluster of poorly written script fodder, engage in a string of contests where the goal is for somebody to have sex with somebody else. That's pretty much what most college students spend all their time doing anyway, so there's never much of a point to it. The plot plods along with the occasional scene that isn't outright horrible and then concludes with a double cross that only confuses who is actually the evil character in this bunch.Here's the bottom line on Cruel Intentions 3. A couple of bit part actresses take their tops off for a combined total of less than 45 seconds. They look nice but there is no other nudity here. The only violence is an implied rape that happens 99% off camera. The language never gets saltier than an infrequent F-bomb. The young cast all seems reasonably capable, but their roles are less than paper thin and there's never any reason to care if anyone lives or gets run over by a golf cart. And the film ends with a moral that being a screwed up bastard is fun and the only thing that matters is being an even more screwed up bastard than the next guy.If this had been trashier with more naked flesh, profanity and all around debauchery, it might have made a marginally decent flick. However, the substance of Cruel Intentions 3 is simply too tame to overcome the disinterested storytelling and sub-mediocre filmmaking on display here. There are no facepalm moments where it runs completely off the rails. There are also no moments where it gets anywhere close to being interesting. You shouldn't watch this but if you've got a friend who wants to see it for some silly reason, you don't need to run screaming out of the house to get away.

This 2004 clinker is among the losers of all time. With the exception of the good looks and charm of sexy Kerr Smith, it's a waste of time, money and viewing. Glad it was on TV and I didn't lose anything except sleep. Smith is an eyeful in this with his brooding good looks and fantastic build. Nice to look at. Only thing that made me keep watching. But that lead girl, Kristina Anapau, was awful. With looks of a weasel, squinting eyes, thin lips overly glossed and ridiculous hair, she prances around in a bikini, mistake there as she's a skinny 's broad, thinking she can seduce anyone in pants. Wrong. There were far more attractive young ladies walking around her as extras that could have done better. I won't even ask how this girl got cast. I felt sorry for director Scott Ziehl and writer Rhett Reese as they didn't get much from a poor cast except Kerr Smith's performance. Kerr deserves better offers than this.

just what i said, AN INSULT! Why bother making this?It is just as bad as making a movie like the lion king 2...WHY RUIN A CLASSIC BY MAKING A SEQUEL IF IT DOESN'T STAY TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL WITH AN EQUVALENT PLOT or cast of ACTORS??? i don't think there is any explanation same goes for CI2 The actors did clearly and definitely not have as much talent as those from the original film...they also appeared less intelligent. It was less a psychological thriller, and more a poor teen movie. OK, to give it credit there were a few good scenes, the problem is that the quality has receded so much since the original it appears that they are wasting their time IT IS A SHAME THAT FILM PRODUCTION COMPANIES CAN RUIN A GOOD THING JUST FOR THE SAKE OF A FEW DOLLARS.