Valmont Critic Reviews
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The Frears version is cerebral and claustrophobic, an exercise in sexual mindplay.Read the full review
The film is rapturously beautiful, enticing us into a lush, aristocratic world.Read the full review
But seductive as his surfaces are, Forman's tack doesn't hold for long. His changes have muted a great tale of betrayal by intelligence and he has blunted the malign inevitability of Laclos' story. [17 Nov 1989]Read the full review
Valmont, to my surprise, isn't the best movie of Choderlos de Laclos' novel. Blame overripe material, as well as Forman's benign approach to an essentially nasty yarn. [17 Nov 1989]Read the full review
Milos Forman's meticulously produced Valmont is an extremely well-acted period piece that suffers from stately pacing and lack of dramatic high points.Read the full review
For every necessary touch that Valmont has reduced or dispensed with (the climactic duel scene, for instance), there is another, less vital moment that has been expanded.Read the full review
With its callow cast and playful tone, there is nothing dangerous about Forman's variation on the novelist's schemes.Read the full review
