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7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

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  1. MahavirS.
    Feb 16, 2010
    4
    The acting was fine, but the plot wasn't. The mere fact that the girl [Emma] in the movie couldn't suppress her libido ruined the movie for me. Probably because I hate movies with cheating girls.
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  2. PhilB.
    Dec 12, 2009
    10
    An amazing performance by Adam Scott. It should make him a star.
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  3. Aug 14, 2011
    9
    Fantastic performance by Adam Scott - brilliant acting. Strong writing throughout despite some weak plot elements. Overall a very enjoyable dark comedy.
  4. Apr 21, 2012
    7
    The story isn't exactly interesting on paper, it's just a family scandal, but Adam Scott certainly made this movie better than the sum of its parts. The pace of 'The Vicious Kind' is near perfect allowing for the tension between caleb and emma to build up to the climax, literally! hah!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critics

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
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  1. Reviewed by: Whitney Borup
    50
    At times, hard to stomach. Full of relatively good people doing horrible things to each other, the film never lets up, leaving me with a pessimistic and hopeless view of humanity.
  2. Reviewed by: Justin Chang
    70
    Before it bogs down in one too many moments of cathartic reckoning, The Vicious Kind is an unpredictable, off-kilter and scabrously funny piece of work.
  3. Reviewed by: Gary Goldstein
    80
    Featuring a knockout performance by Adam Scott, The Vicious Kind upends the heavily tread dysfunctional family drama in ways that are unique, surprising and memorable.