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Bad Company

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Bad Company reviews
70
9.2 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 10 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Alain Layrac

Directed by: Jean-Pierre Ameris

Release Date:
Theatrical: February 9, 2001
DVD: June 10, 2003

Running Time: 98 minutes, Color

Origin: France

Language(s): French with English subtitles

Summary

RATING: Not rated

Starring Maud Forget, Lou Doillon, Robinson Stévenin, Maxime Mansion, and Delphine Rich

Fourteen year-old Delphine is impressionable, introverted and completely under the spell of a new worldly girl in school. Influenced by her new friend, Delphine falls in love with a dangerous young man who turns her boring life into something quite different.

What The Critics Said

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90

Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

Succeeds by never tipping its hand or losing its equilibrium while its characters often seem to be doing nothing but.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle

Talk about disturbing.

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75

Miami Herald Marta Barber

Brutal and devastating.

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70

Film.com David D'Arcy

The nuanced performances by Maud Forget and Lou Doillon help give Bad Company its extraordinary credibility.

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70

Village Voice J. Hoberman

A considerably more unsettling tale of one-sided amour fou, reportedly inspired by an actual case of teenage prostitution, Jean-Pierre Améris's Bad Company puts the coy prurience of American high school films in brutal perspective.

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70

The New York Times Dana Stevens

Frank, sympathetic approach to the awkward age.

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70

TV Guide Ken Fox

By the time it's over, this deeply unsettling tale of romantic obsession strays far from the usual course of teen flicks and into some very dark territory.

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70

LA Weekly Holly Willis

Refreshingly complex teen drama.

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63

Boston Globe Ty Burr

As a tale of adolescent sexuality warped by passion, though, Bad Company is less compelling and more exploitative than its makers think.

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60

New Times (L.A.) Luke Y. Thompson

If you're not in the mood for explicit discussions (and occasional depictions) of the sex life of French adolescents, close your eyes.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Felipe P. gave it a 9:
Deeply emotioned.

Ivan I. gave it a 9:
I would like to have this excellent movie at home.

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