Very Bad Things
Polygram Filmed Entertainment | Release Date: November 25, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
8
Negative:
12
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Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Peter Berg's scandalous sick-joke thriller is packed with rude and clever twists, and it delves, with surprising force, into the hypocritical postures of corporate-era male bonding. The cast is terrific, especially Christian Slater. Read full review
70
TimeRichard Schickel
Cameron Diaz is sublimely screwy as the single-minded bride determined not to let anything--including the deadly mishaps that keep shrinking the wedding party--spoil her nuptials. [30 November 1998, p. 111]
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
In an era when the words "President" and "penis" can occupy the same sentence and prompt nothing but yawns, this picture actually manages to surprise, to startle, yes, to administer a series of small but genuine shocks. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The tone, which veers uncertainly between dark comedy and suspense, is uneven, and the characters are not vivid enough to stabilize the load of a shifting, runaway plot. Read full review
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