Adds a vibrant cultural framework to a familiar story, and it turns out nothing becomes a legend like an Asian makeover. full review

Pictorially sumptuous and sexually provocative. full review

Of all the Liaisons adaptations, this may be the most sentimental. full review

Choderlos de Laclos' novel has survived this long for a reason, and Untold Scandal shows us exactly what that is. full review

Every attempt I have seen to adapt it on film -- Dangerous Liaisons, Cruel Intentions, even the trashy 1959 Roger Vadim version -- has resulted in an entertainment of agreeable nasty elegance. Until now. full review

Korean director Je-yong Lee puts a compelling cross-cultural spin on a familiar plot in this erotic, Eastern adaptation of the Chodelos de Laclos' 1782 French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses. full review

Worth seeking out.

A 10-course treat for the eyes and ears. full review

E J-Yong's transposition illuminates, with satisfying crispness, the hyper-Confucian high society of the time, as well as the underground Catholic movement. full review

Pallid acting and a general lack of spirit ultimately result in a bland costume drama.

This viciously purring Korean comedy of sexual conquest in the New Directors/New Films Series employs many of the plot mechanisms used in Christopher Hampton's version of Liaisons Dangereuses. full review