Bully
Lions Gate Films | Release Date: July 13, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
8
Negative:
9
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38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
One has to wonder about the mind-set of a middle-aged filmmaker who repeatedly seeks out material about amoral and promiscuous teenagers with little to say. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Just withers compared with many older, better movies about teen alienation and nihilism, from "Rebel Without a Cause" to "River's Edge."
30
New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. Thompson
Like the recent "Baise-moi," Bully is a whole lot of shock and titillation trying to pretend it's saying something. Unlike the French import, however, there's no awareness of its own absurdity, nor anything for the audience to care about in the slightest. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Whatever his intentions, Clark, in his third outing as a director, has come up with a film that is seriously flawed. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
A truly repulsive piece of trash that says far more about the absence of values from contemporary filmmaking than the waywardness of teens.
20
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
The script is worse than slack, and despite its lurid premise, Bully doesn't have "Kids" tabloid immediacy. Read full review
20
SlateDavid Edelstein
A riot of sleazy camera moves, bad acting, and maladroit profane dialogue. Read full review
10
The New York TimesDana Stevens
It's instructive to compare Bully with Jean-Pierre Ameris's "Bad Company," which tackles similar themes and manages to be explicit without stooping to cheap salaciousness. It's a genuinely disturbing film. Bully, in contrast, is merely disgusting. Read full review
10
VarietyDennis Harvey
By turns turgid, embarrassing and plain off-putting. Read full review
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