Dangerous Liaisons
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Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings
- Starring: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer
- Summary:
- Director: Stephen Frears
- Genre(s): Drama, Romance
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Positive: 13 out of 17
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Mixed: 3 out of 17
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Negative: 1 out of 17
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100In "Fatal Attraction" [Close] was a woman out of control. Here she's in control of her emotions, too much in control. When Merteuil finally lets loose and gives way to complete animal despair, Close is horrifying. [13 Jan 1989, Daily Datebook, p.E1]
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80Pfeiffer is a revelation in her part, almost stealing the film. Her relative stillness, masking internal unrest, makes her character seem more authentically "period" than her co-stars, who have adopted no formal period mannerisms.
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60The real problem is Malkovich's Valmont. This sly actor conveys the character's snaky, premeditated Don Juanism. But he lacks the devilish charm and seductiveness one senses Valmont would need to carry off all his conquests.
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38A second-rate adaptation of the second-rate Choderlos de Laclos novel: two hours of pretty people sitting in pretty rooms and talking about sex. [23 Dec 1988, A& L, p.19]
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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RachelS.10Simply the truest reflection of the battle of the sexes that there has ever been.
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First of all, no offence, but calling John Malkovich
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