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Critic Reviews
Nov 20, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Honestly, the Caroline/Lucien/Annie triangle itself is…fine? Cruel Intentions’ biggest problem is that it just really, really doesn’t work as an ensemble show. Instead of spending ample time developing Lucien and Annie’s relationship and getting viewers invested in them, the series gets bogged down by a million unnecessary storylines.
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Nov 20, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Its attempts to update the already updated tale are mostly hollow, and its ensemble of pretty young actors mostly forgettable. It’s vaguely watchable on its Xerox of a Xerox of a Xerox terms, and for all of its excesses of elongation, individual episodes remain briskly under 45 minutes.
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Nov 20, 2024
Season 1 Review:
“Cruel Intentions” offers nothing new, enticing or sexy, except for the Olivia Rodrigo bangers laced throughout the first season. A storyline centered on the perils of Greek life feels as stale and outdated as the early 2000s patent-leather platform stilettos Caroline wears every day.
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The TelegraphNov 20, 2024
Season 1 Review:
You’re just left cringing. A core plot about a fraternity hazing gone wrong, which results in a powerful Congressman’s son (Khobe Clarke) being brain damaged, feels half-soaked, while the relationship between the main siblings plays as icky rather than sexually-charged.
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