Dangerous Liaisons Reviews
This incisive study of sex as an arena for manipulative power games takes too long to catch fire and suffers from a deficient central performance.
The creepy plot still holds a certain fascination.
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| Original Score: 2/4
Time Out
Top CriticA sombre, manipulative affair in which the dà (C)cor is never allowed to usurp our interest.
Director Stephen Frears accelerates entertainingly through Christopher Hampton's wig-and-powder sado-comedy about sexual mind games in 18th-century France.
Tantalizingly wicked -- watching it makes the color rise to your cheeks.
