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Such a frustrating disappointment

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Watched this Oscar winning movie right after finishing the book. It was waste of time! The screenplay, which strangely won an Oscar, was totally different from the book. Author of the script just spoiled everything, didn't include very important moments of the story and just used cliché sentences. The end of the movie doesn't say anything. Or actually one might think she's seeking revenge, which is not exactly correct. The only reason to watch this movie, is the fabulous acting of Glenn Close. She is fantastic and i wish the script was as good as her play. And of course - costumes are amazing! So if you have no time to read the novel, just remember, movie will say nothing to you!

I'm actually not the biggest fan of the story in DANGEROUS LIAISONS, and I think that the other famous adaptation, CRUEL INTENTIONS, actually does a better job bringing out the juvenility by making the principals teenagers. Still, for what the story lacks in likability, DANGEROUS LIAISONS makes up in spades with class. Although the satire is still there, I much preferred the biting wit and dialogue in this version. Glenn Close has rarely been better and gets most of the choice lines/moments, but most of the rest of the cast doesn't slouch either. John Malkovich was one of the issues I had with the film. He has played a lot of devious characters before and since, but I didn't care for the way he underplayed his character's malicious intent. To be honest, his performance could have used a little more "spice." Still, he did a passable job. The only member of the cast I didn't like at all, although he has a small role, was Keanu Reeves as an effete music teacher and paramour of Uma Thurman. His line readings were awful and showed that he really isn't up to the task (at least not at this point in his career) of performances requiring some degree of dramatic heft. Aside from the sexual politics which, although betraying the period it was written in, were still well-played and explicated, my favorite aspects of the film were the production design and score. For a period piece, this ranks very high in terms of quality and attention to detail. I also liked the harpsichord-heavy score which accentuated the stylization and formality of the time (among aristocrats). The score also had moments of darkness in appropriate scenes, particularly towards the end. Ultimately, I find the idea of the story, with bored aristocrats playing sexual games with each other, to be somewhat banal and passé (not to mention, sexist), but the way it is executed in DANGEROUS LIAISONS makes it a great deal more palatable.

Okay, gave it a go today. I think it has the same problems that Cruel Intentions has, which seem to come from the source material. It just becomes repetitive and sort of dull. And I actually expected something campier than what I got. It's just far too subdued for the material. Call me crazy, but I prefer Cruel Intentions. Both are far from great, but at least Intentions had some more fun camp in it. Malkovich did nothing for me. I've never liked him much as an actor and this is no exception. Close is spectacular though. She makes the role work in such a quietly perverse way, in a way Malkovich fails to. Still, don't see all of the love for this, although it's not bad at all.

Dangerous Liaisons is an incredibly stylish, intense, and interesting drama. The style aspects of the film are extraordinary. The costumes, art direction, cinematography, music, and acting are brilliant and gorgeous to look at or hear. Glenn Close gives a particularly accomplished performance out of the cast. John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer also give great performances.The story of the film is intriguing and well-adapted. The way the actors deliver their lines is suitable, believable, and absolutely inspired. Malkovich really does have a pretty diverse range of acting. Seeing him as a French aristocrat, a Russian gangster, a retarded ranch worker, or whatever else never seems ridiculous (at least not to me).The movie is never boring. Everything that makes this film great comes together in such an ideal way. The dialogue is complimented by the music. Certain moods are accentuated with the cinematography. The costumes and sets are lovely to look at. This is a film of both style and substance. It's good to look at for the eyes and the mind. God that sounded cheesy, but that's really what I mean.