Videos Review (From Penarth Times)

Videos Review

CRUEL INTENTIONS 2 - Manchester Prep is the 'prequel' follow up to Cruel Intentions, but it lacks all the finesse of its predecessor.

Like many follow ups, it suffers from an extremely weak script and a boring plot, and pretty much hangs on glossy sex scenes and glamorous women.

Whereas the first film used already popular Hollywood actors Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon, Cruel Intentions 2 uses less well-known actors who just fail to set the screen alight.

These actors are Robin Dunne (Dawson's Creek) as Sebastian, newcomer Amy Adams (Drop Dead Gorgeous) as Kathryn, and Sarah Thompson as new character Danielle.

The film starts as womaniser Sebastian meets the beautiful Danielle and decides to put his roguish ways behind him.

But as in the style of the first movie, Kathryn crosses him with her sultry and seductive ways.

The plot twists and turns with themes of deception and revenge but never really develops into anything exciting.

Not a bad attempt, but the original, as in many cases, is the best by miles