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Dangereuse alchimie

Original title: Student Seduction
  • TV Movie
  • 2003
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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Elizabeth Berkley and Corey Sevier in Dangereuse alchimie (2003)
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A young, attractive high school chemistry teacher is accused of sexually assaulting one of her students. As she pleads not guilty, the student keeps saying otherwise.A young, attractive high school chemistry teacher is accused of sexually assaulting one of her students. As she pleads not guilty, the student keeps saying otherwise.A young, attractive high school chemistry teacher is accused of sexually assaulting one of her students. As she pleads not guilty, the student keeps saying otherwise.

  • Director
    • Peter Svatek
  • Writer
    • Edithe Swensen
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Berkley
    • Corey Sevier
    • Rick Roberts
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    948
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Svatek
    • Writer
      • Edithe Swensen
    • Stars
      • Elizabeth Berkley
      • Corey Sevier
      • Rick Roberts
    • 31User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Elizabeth Berkley
    Elizabeth Berkley
    • Christie Dawson
    Corey Sevier
    Corey Sevier
    • Josh Gaines
    Rick Roberts
    Rick Roberts
    • Drew Dawson
    Sarah Allen
    Sarah Allen
    • Jenna
    Sarah Smyth
    Sarah Smyth
    • Monica Corelli
    Karen Robinson
    Karen Robinson
    • Lorraine Boyle
    Alan Fawcett
    • Josh's Father
    Michele Scarabelli
    Michele Scarabelli
    • Josh's Mother
    Mark Camacho
    Mark Camacho
    • Detective
    Bronwen Mantel
    • Helen Davis
    Rob Smith
    • Brian Powell
    • (as Robert Smith)
    Steve Adams
    Steve Adams
    • Det. Polanski
    Danny Blanco Hall
    • Young Doctor
    Al Dubois
    • Harold Lang
    Lynne Adams
    Lynne Adams
    • DA Milletti
    Bill Rowat
    Bill Rowat
    • Dr. George Clark
    Danette Mackay
    • Mrs. Hudson
    Ricky Mabe
    Ricky Mabe
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    • Director
      • Peter Svatek
    • Writer
      • Edithe Swensen
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    2kari-osterhagen

    No, really..

    This should have been a 15 minute movie. I gave it an extra star because the movie did not actually cause me physical pain.

    What school on the planet would allow a student to behave the way Josh did, and get away with it? Furthermore, why was the principal so creepy? Her facial expression and tone of voice were disturbing.

    Where did those police detectives get their training?

    Why did Josh sound like a serial killer throughout the whole movie? Is there something wrong with his voice?

    How did he know where his Chem teacher lived? And how did he get in?

    This story stunk,in my opinion. I didn't even want to waste my time watching the end. I came here and read about it instead. I can see I didn't miss out on anything.
    4Boba_Fett1138

    Cliché filled movie, that lacks both suspense and credibility.

    Is there anything that happens in this movie that is NOT predictable? I think not. Basically the movie is cliché after cliché and really nothing ever comes as a surprise. It makes the movie extremely predictable and because of that the movie is also seriously lacking in tension. So for a thriller it is not tense and unpredictable enough but also as a drama it's a failure. This is because the movie its story is highly unlikely. I mean, no way this could ever happen in real life, as in the same way as the events occur in this movie. So the movie has a real suspense and credibility problem.

    But it truly are the clichés that killed the movie. It was cringing stuff at times. Everything is so formulaic in this movie. The predator is portrayed as a cool heartless, almost psychopath like sexual frustrated boy and the victim as a naive young woman, who acts like she didn't see any of this coming. Everything that happened in the movie was so obvious and all seemed to happen for a reason. Such as the sequence in which the 'predator' fixes the 'victims' broken car. That has got to be one of the oldest clichés out of the book. I knew what the movie tried to achieve after that point. I tried to look as if the teacher and the student were really growing toward each other trough the eyes of the other persons around them. It was so incredibly obvious and cheap that I almost wanted to stop watching the movie after that point. The movie is filled with moments like these.

    The title might suggest that this is a cheap porn movie but this in fact is a sappy made for TV movie. Which means that everything is slowly happening and the movie spends halve its time on character development and unnecessary sub-plots to make the movie even more drama like.

    I'll admit that Elizabeth Berkley is pretty good acting in this movie. She makes some of the clichés and events look even almost realistic at times. Her Hollywood career is as good as over after appearing in the Paul Verhoeven movie "Showgirls", so unfortunately she will probably only still appear in movies- and television series like this one. It's a waste of her talent and she surely deserves better. All of the other characters are a disappointment. Corey Sevier plays the cliché pretty 'untouchable' rich boy and the way the husband of the main character is portrayed is even worse. He looks more like a sexual frustrated predator than the true predator of the movie. He basically tries to have sex with his wife in every sequence. He wakes up, he wants sex. Before he goes to sleep, he wants sex. He gets home, he wants sex. It might be a realistic thing but I don't know, it just didn't feel right for a movie like this one and the story in general.

    A cliché filled movie and I can't think of any reason why anyone should ever watch this movie. It's predictable and therefor also lacks in suspense and credibility. Not an 'horrible' movie and it certainly is a watchable one at times but all the weak and cliché elements in the movie also make this far from a recommendable one.

    4/10

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    superstar36542004

    wonderful movie

    Student Seduction is a wonderful movie.

    At first when i saw Elizabeth Berkley was in it, I thought it would be another reprise of her performance in Showgirls, which was to say totally awful.

    But then when i watched it i realized it was a new and improved Elizabeth Berkley. Which i thought was wonderful. She went from Saved by the Bell to Showgirls and now Student Seduction.

    Its a wonderful movie.

    10/10
    2caa821

    Vacuous in every regard

    There are a couple of prior comments here which opine about this flick's abundance of clichés throughout -- and I agree completely, both with regard to the characters AND the dialog.

    I'd read about Elizabeth Berkly's awful performance in the equally-awful "Showgirls," which I've never seen - and her performance here, while not awful, is barely up to the standards of Lifetime's worse fare. There was not a hint of depth to her character, but then there probably shouldn't have been. If so, it would have placed the film completely out-of-balance, since there wasn't a hint of depth or charisma - not a trace - in any one character, performer, or portrayal.

    The principal's handling of Liz's initial complaint after her tutee had kissed her in the hall was laughable. Her husband's initial reaction and advice were likewise (Forrest Gump, attacking Jenny's boyfriend in his car provided a more realistic, intelligent action, and, hell, he was mentally-challenged).

    The smarmy, unctuous lawyer (excuse the redundancy) father of the lying student actually performed something probably worthy of praise in his performance: he was both laughable and thoroughly annoying at the same time, no mean feat. Her attorney was more of an insensitive nerd, also not unknown in the profession.

    Finally (and frankly, I rather enjoyed this part), the police were such a collection of insensitive oafs, that you'd rather depend upon Barney Fife, without Andy, to handle all law enforcement and investigation in your community. I know that most real-like cops fall a bit short of the sharpness, intelligence and empathy of the level displayed by most characters on the "Law and Order" series', and the like -- but dolts of this level seem to be a staple on "Lifetime."

    Finally, I found a kind of "story within a story" fascination with Josh's concoction of his being the "victim" of his teacher. This scripted performance within the story was even worse than his overall performance in the main story. This was something of an achievement, like going from "F" to "F-minus."

    This whole lame situation should have been resolved - in real life - in about 15 minutes, following a realistic meeting between teacher and school authorities, with husband involved. But then that would have precluded the contrived drama following, and left an hour's blank film in the camera.

    But the writer(s) here, proved with their ending, they could do even worse. When the situation was finally "resolved" and "righted," this was accomplished in all of about 45 seconds, with no indication of what measures might have been forthcoming in any "real world" context for the perpetrator and his parents, or whether they might have been able to find some sort of path toward redemption.

    This one's a 2* presentation; the second "*" because it does have some mild "fascination."
    4wes-connors

    A Pass for Teacher

    Pretty chemistry teacher Elizabeth Berkley (as Christie Dawson) offers to tutor handsome student Corey Sevier (as Joshua "Josh" Gaines) after school. Used to having his way with women, Mr. Sevier makes sexual advances, which Ms. Berkley refuses. Persistence leads to accusations... This is a very predictable story, but refreshing in that it does not follow the path you are initially expecting; this makes the title "Student Seduction" highly misleading. Credit should be given to director Peter Svatek and a fine cast, for keeping performances appropriate. In particular, Berkley is attractive without being seductive. Sevier and Sarah Allen (as Jenna) do well as the students. Unfortunately, we are treated to obvious plot plants throughout. You will be able to spot future "witnesses" easily, along with the behavior which could prove to be the perpetrator's undoing.

    **** Student Seduction (5/5/03) Peter Svatek ~ Elizabeth Berkley, Corey Sevier, Rick Roberts, Sarah Allen

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Séductrice malgré elle
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • CinéGroupe
      • LeFrak Productions
      • Lifetime Television
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      • 1h 29m(89 min)
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