If you can get past director Doug Liman blatant rip off of Quentin
Tarantino's story bits and directing style, then this is a good movie. It's
3 different stories, starting from one point, and they all end up
interconnecting. Many scenes are shown over and over again, which by the end
of the movie gets somewhat tiring, if not irritable since you paid good
money for it. The movie story is drug related and has many funny scenes. The
director does some different things that make you laugh. The
actors/actresses did a fantastic job with their roles as they were very
believable. The only real problem with the movie is there is nothing there
that needs a big screen to see. So while the movie is pretty good and
deserves viewing, you won't be missing anything if you wait for the rental.
Cruel Intentions
This movie is about a half-brother and sister in a high profile school. They
both get their kicks manipulating all the gullible people around them
ruining their lives, they are easy to hate characters. They've also got an
incestual type relationship going on. The movie tries to make us like one
but not the other, which falls apart because the two are exactly alike. Part
way though the movie the story changes, expanding the movie quite a bit.
There are some funny bits in the movie, but I have a hard time calling it a
comedy. It's more of a drama than anything, and a different one at that. The
movie is different from the norm, mainly because of the main characters and
the story being told. But the movie is not all that great, it's just okay.
The thing that makes it okay is it being a bit different. It's not a movie
I'd go to the theater and see, it's something to rent if your bored.