Dangerous Liaisons

The whole point of Dangerous Liaisons is to give us terrible people doing horrible things just because they can, so it's not beyond our control to make such delicious savagery our 493rd episode. Stephen Frears' cast ranges from phenomenal to, well, a bit mediocre. However, Christopher Hampton's extraordinary adaptation of his own play that started life as a French play about French characters gives us some of the best dialogue we've heard in a while...even if most of it is delivered by Americans. Deceitful Glenn Close makes the very most of her limited screen time and Michelle Pfeiffer vibrates with vulnerability, but this movie is John Malkovich's. He's very effective as a great seducer, even if he's a little miscast. So look sadly in a mirror and remove your makeup as Have You Ever Seen sifts through the many strengths and the occasional weaknesses of Dangerous Liaisons. Our sponsor is Sparkplug Coffee. Go to "sparkplug.coffee.hyes" and then you can save 20% off your next order by using our "hyes" promo code. As for contacting us, there's Twitter (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis) and email ([email protected]). We post all of our 2023 shows with on-camera scenes on YouTube (@hyesellis) and Ryan also discusses sports flicks on "Scoring At The Movies".