5/5 "Great Fun"
  by Terry Richard (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada)
"Cruel Intentions 2" is filled with many of the same ingredients that made the original film a must-see: gorgeous actors, back-stabbing characters, lovely scenery, and a fun plot. All the characters from the "mother film" are being played by different actors in this prequel. The movie explores how Sebastian and Kathryn first met, became step-siblings, and how their cat and mouse game ends up nearly destroying each other. Sebastian is still a lady's man and Kathryn uses this to her advantage to destroy her step-brother. "Cruel Intentions 2" will never win accolades for being an Oscar worthing movie, but it's great fun and enjoyable. The DVD is a dual-layered disc that has the feature in both widescreen and full screen formats. There is not much in the way of bonuses, but talent files and bonus trailers from other films are included. Subtitles are in English, Chinese, Korean, and Thai. This film was followed by the even better "Cruel Intentions 3".

5/5 Cruel Intentions 2
  by Matthew Reichel (Seattle, WA USA)
DVD was intriging.
DVD arrived in a very timely fashion.
DVD arrived in excellent condition.

3/5 Not bad...but very cheap
  by James Morgan (New York, NY)
This movie is an alright prequel to the first movie; however, the pictures and designs are amateurish.

The storyline is alright that leads right into the first movie.

If you want to find out the backstory...then this should be a treat for you.

4/5 A guilty pleasure
  by Derrick Dunn (Woodbridge,VA)
This prequel was a great little guilty pleasure. Although I wouldn't have minded seeing Sarah Thompson naked though. The movie is a prequel and explains why Sebsatin became the pimp that he did. Some great lines, a surprise ending all add to the fun.Just rent this movie or buy the DVD watch it with your girl or your boys and enjoy.

2/5 Now I know why girls like horses! Amy Adams's first starring role!
  by DarthRad (CA United States)
Well, the only reason to watch this rather lackluster rmovie is that this was Amy Adams's first movie as the female lead, and she plays such a totally different character from almost all her other movie roles. Adams is a star on the rise and has specialized in characters exuding genuine sweetness, charm, and earnestness with roles like Giselle in "Enchanted", Susan in "Talledega Nights", Ashley in "Junebug" (for which she got an Oscar nomination), and the flamboozled Brenda Strong in "Catch Me If You Can".

Amy Adams does not particularly shine in this supposed prequel role here as Kathryn Merteuil, the same character played by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the original "Cruel Intentions". Adams has these big, round, intensely blue eyes, a huge smile that breaks out easily, and such a soft, sweet voice that no matter how hard she tries, she just can't come across as being a dark and evil character. Cold, snippy, stuck up, and in the midst of a menstrual cramp is about all that comes through here in this movie.

Sarah Michelle Gellar in the first Cruel Intentions did have this dark quality about her with the hint of pure evil that made her version of the character so much richer.

Robin Dunne, as the prequel Sebastian Valmont, also is much softer and nicer than Ryan Phillipe's version.

There isn't much to this movie, and the problem is the script, which doesn't know where to go with the characters. Being a prequel, Kathryn and Sebastian presumably would be more innocent than later on. And their parents would be in the picture also. And that pretty much limits the plot of the movie.

There is the one obligatory gratuitous nude shower scene. And the funniest part of the movie is the line about girls and horses. That's about it.