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Cruel Intentions review – this generic remake of the 90s classic is utterly mindless

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe’s movie gets a melodramatic YA remake – with a pair of actors who aren’t a patch on the originals. Just dig out the original insteadIt’s rare to watch TV these days without feeling a hint of deja vu, and nowhere is this more evident than with teen drama. Not content with a needless Gossip Girl revival, the YA entertainment gods have been making their way through old films for inspiration, from Scream to I Know What You Did Last Summer. The latest cult 90s classic they have decided to “reimagine” is Cruel Intentions, itself based on Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ Les Liaisons Dangereuses from 1782.The original film, of course, starred Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe as too-close-for-comfort step siblings Kathryn and Sebastian, whose lust for...

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													Amazon Prime's new TV adaptation of the iconic nineties thriller is now available to stream and features an incredible reference to its source material												
												
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												24 hours ago											Amazon Prime's Cruel Intentions TV series hides an incredible reference to the 1999 film
												
													Amazon Prime's new TV adaptation of the iconic nineties thriller Cruel Intentions is now available to stream and there is a very subtle nod to the original film that many viewers will miss												
												
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												25 hours ago											Cruel Intentions film reference Amazon Prime series hides in plain sight that most viewers will miss
												
													Even the most eagle-eyed viewers are unlikely to spot the Cruel Intentions' series nod to the classic nineties film it is adapted from												
												
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													The film about a ruthless Manhattan prep school student with an extremely questionable relationship with her stepbrother has been adapted into a new TV series dropping on Amazon Prime this month.												
												
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												33 hours ago											Inside life of Cruel Intentions' Sara Silva including The Boys role and Machine Gun Kelly link
												
													Sara Silva portrays Celeste 'CeCe' Carroway in the TV adaptation of Cruel Intentions - but there's more to the star than meets the eye												
												
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												34 hours ago											Inside life of Cruel Intentions' CeCe actress Sara Silva including Machine Gun Kelly link
												
													The star plays villain Caroline Merteuil's right-hand woman Celeste 'CeCe' Carroway in Amazon Prime's Cruel Intentions series, but what more do we know about her?												
												
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													Zac Burgess stars as Lucien Belmont in the Cruel Intentions TV series, but what do we know about the actor's life off-screen?												
												
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												36 hours ago											Inside life of Cruel Intentions star Zac Burgess from famous dad to relationship status
												
													The actor portrays the charming and manipulative Lucien Belmont in Amazon Prime's Cruel Intentions series, but what do we know about the star's life off-screen?												
												
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												36 hours ago											Inside life of Cruel Intentions' Sarah Catherine Hook from Netflix big break to unexpected hobby
												
													All eyes are on the actress, who follows in the footsteps of Sarah Michelle Gellar in Amazon Prime's Cruel Intentions TV series												
												
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