Information
Released Year: 2013
Runtime: 89 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Directors: Jason Bateman
Casts: Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Rohan Chand, Philip Baker Hall, Beth Grant, Allison Janney, Patricia Belcher, Rachael Harris, Steve Witting, Ben Falcone, Greg Cromer, Matthew Zhang
IMDB: Bad Words (2013)
Ratings: 
(16 votes, average: 3.88 out of 5)
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(16 votes, average: 3.88 out of 5)Loading...Reviews
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Entertainment Weekly -
Bateman deserves props for sustaining Bad Words as a little balancing act between sulfurously funny hatred and humanity.
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Variety -
This exuberantly foul-mouthed and mean-spirited comedy goes somewhat soft in the final stretch but remains an often uproarious model of sharp scripting and spirited acting.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
Choosing it for his debut as director, Bateman demonstrates the same knack for timing and fine shadings of attitude as he does onscreen.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service -
The film is full of sharp observations about academic contests today, with Tiger Moms and tough-love Dads browbeating the kids from the wings. The ending is kind of a tap-out, but Bateman keeps this clipping along, maintaining the mean streak and potty mouth that makes Bad Words the dirtiest and funniest comedy of the new year.
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Film.com -
While Bad Words is a little too dopey to take seriously, this is compensated for with a handful of truly amusing sequences.
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Bad Words (2013)
A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman) eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.
Bad Words (2013)
(16 votes, average: 3.88 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2013
Runtime: 89 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Directors: Jason Bateman
Casts: Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Rohan Chand, Philip Baker Hall, Beth Grant, Allison Janney, Patricia Belcher, Rachael Harris, Steve Witting, Ben Falcone, Greg Cromer, Matthew Zhang
IMDB: Bad Words (2013)
Storyline
A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman) eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.
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Reviews
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Entertainment Weekly -
Bateman deserves props for sustaining Bad Words as a little balancing act between sulfurously funny hatred and humanity.
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Variety -
This exuberantly foul-mouthed and mean-spirited comedy goes somewhat soft in the final stretch but remains an often uproarious model of sharp scripting and spirited acting.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
Choosing it for his debut as director, Bateman demonstrates the same knack for timing and fine shadings of attitude as he does onscreen.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service -
The film is full of sharp observations about academic contests today, with Tiger Moms and tough-love Dads browbeating the kids from the wings. The ending is kind of a tap-out, but Bateman keeps this clipping along, maintaining the mean streak and potty mouth that makes Bad Words the dirtiest and funniest comedy of the new year.
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Film.com -
While Bad Words is a little too dopey to take seriously, this is compensated for with a handful of truly amusing sequences.
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A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman) eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.
A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman) eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.
A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman) eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.
A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman) eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.