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Bad Company

Bad Company reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 70 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.2 out of 10
based on 10 reviews
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MPAA 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.


GENRE(S): Drama  
WRITTEN BY: Alain Layrac  
DIRECTED BY: Jean-Pierre Ameris  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: June 10, 2003 
Video: June 10, 2003 
Theatrical: February 9, 2001 
RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: France 
LANGUAGE(S): French with English subtitles 

Also known as "Mauvaises Fréquentations." Originally released in France 20 Oct 1999.

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

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

Vote Now!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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