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So we have turned to objects that make holes in faces and bodies--unique or multiple, public or intimate, ferociously unnatural, undeniably captivating, and faintly horrifying.
Some like it: a "foxy, snotty, enjoyably trashy update," says Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly . Others find the idea of such young actors in this tale of sexual intrigue and betrayal ridiculous: "The liaisons here aren't dangerous, they're incongruous" (Jami Bernard, the Daily News ). Critics are either entranced by the youngsters' acting or find the whole concept of fresh-from-the-WB kids as Vicomte De Valmont and Marquise De Merteuil "faintly ridiculous" (Stephen Holden, the New York Times ). (This site has links to information on all the film versions of the novel, as well as sound clips and photos.)
But go 45 years back, and the fashions cross into a mist that renders them faintly dangerous--they are feared because their truth has finally been let go.
Despite a tasty cast (including Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, and Lili Taylor), the only faintly amusing element of the film is the computer-generated special effects, which give the haunted house moving statues and doors that sprout arms.
This ad, with its faintly populist air, doesn't seem to fit the new strategy all that well.