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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9781404912069
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404912061
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: December 13, 2005
Running Time: 110 minutes
Sales Rank: 22944
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Editorial Review:
Description:
Kimberly Joyce (Evan Rachel Wood) is an insanely intelligent, wildly funny, shockingly cruel and sexy-beyond-her-years Beverly Hills teenager who will stop at nothing to become famous, including accusing her drama teacher (Ron Livingston) of sexual harrassment. Believing the world is an orchestra and she is the conductor, Kimberly masterfully manipulates all those around her. She convinces her two best friends to join her in a campaign against their befuddled teacher. Kimberly entangles the entire Beverly Hills community in her carefully woven web of seduction and deceit in this clever comedy.
Amazon.com:
Unsettling but frequently funny, Pretty Persuasion stars Evan Rachel Wood as a 15-year-old with a talent for manipulation that could easily rival the most corrupt characters in Dangerous Liaisons. Wood plays Kimberly, an aspiring actress and student at an exclusive high school. Her best friend, Brittany (Elisabeth Harnois), has made off with Kimberly's boyfriend and been awarded the coveted lead role of Anne Frank in a school production--a part that was originally offered to Kimberly, but then withdrawn by authorities. Meanwhile, life at home is no picnic: Kimberly's father (James Woods) is a babbling anti-Semite, and her estranged mom calls infrequently. There's a lot of time for the teen to conjure elaborate revenge schemes, one of which catches a teacher (Ron Livingston) and naive Muslim girl (Adi Schnall) in a sexual harrassment trial. The sharp cast (including an excellent Jane Krakowski as a corrupt, televison news reporter) and director Marcos Siega's arch tone are the best things about the film, which veers successfully between loopy comedy and dark, psychological drama. Skander Halim's literate script finds intelligent purpose even in the most banal situations. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - I bought it with a gift card and still think I got ripped off
I paid $3.00 for this 110 minutes of brain cell destroying material. This has got to be one of the worst movies ever made. Horrible script that has not a single likable character. I really don't know what to say about this movie. I would not recommend it, I hope parents don't let their kids watch it and I am sorry I watched it. Now, if you want a free copy just find the dumpster that I am about to deposit it in.
Rating: - ugh
I watched about 10 minutes of this and then decided this was the worst movie ever made. I lost all respect for the writers, producers and actors, particularly Evan Rachel Wood, for being associated with this tasteless piece of trash. Run screaming from any showing. It seeks to shock with pornographic and racist dialogue, but all you can feel is dumbfounded that the "creators" -- and that's giving them more credit than they're due -- apparently believed that obscenity without any redeeming social ... Read More
Rating:  - Interesting cinema but disturbing
So there was nothing else on cable one night and I ended up watching this movie. I'm not sure I, personally, would even call it a comedy at all (I gather most people would classify it as a "black comedy"). Also, although it held my attention, just keep in mind before you watch it that it does not have a "cute" ending, nor a "touching" ending, nor a "happy" ending. It has a decidedly disturbing ending. I suppose I can appreciate it on some levels of filmmaking, but I admit that I am a sucker for ... Read More
Rating:  - Holy Pretty Persuasion Batman!
To be sure, this is the most radical high school movie I've seen since HEATHERS. If you are easily offended, this film is certainly NOT for you as it seems determined to offend just about everyone along the way.
Evan Rachel Wood portrays a character who is at once annoying, sadistic and mesmerizing. In short, Wood is magnificent. She plays a young girl named Kimberly who is used to getting her way - no matter what it takes. She manipulates people of both genders with ease, and is ... Read More
Rating: - Wood's character was hardly the worst
At least she was gorgeous. But seriously, I thought that her "evilness" was mundane and not so disturbing. So, a high schooler tries to ruin a few lives and is probably a psychopath. What's the big deal about that? Characters like her are a dime a dozen in the real world. As social commentary, this film failed because I could care less about people like her. Where the film succeeds is in its portrayal of the Ron Livingston character. Now here's the the real villain of the movie; a man who hides behind ... Read More
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