Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Kely Christmas Before you watch this movie, please understand that there are problematic and controversial topics intertwined in every detail of this movie. Bateman's character is problematic-- that's it-- he was not raised like you and me, in a healthy and moral-ruled environment, he is a very detached, broken, and immature man. If you don't understand that he is not healthy and will thereby be extremely crude, crass, problematic, and disgusting then don't watch this movie.I'm glad Bateman took this role. Not every character is clear-headed and healthy or nice and full of morals. This character is complex, full of flaws, and even unhealthy-- his mind is literally stuck in the eighth grade. However, there is a heart of gold somewhere in there and I'm so glad that Bateman chose to play a character like that. It made total sense to me that he becomes friends with Chand's character. The whole story and reason behind it is even better, but I'm glad that Guy did not just change his mannerisms because Chand was a kid. It was absolutely adorable to watch their friendship flourish and if you don't agree then that's totally okay. The friendship was unhealthy, toxic, and totally off balance sometimes, but, in my opinion, it still doesn't take away all of the adorableness in their friendship. It was a totally organic platonic chemistry the moment they met-- even in the first hallway scene, which had crept into my heart so cleverly.So, stop being a big politically correct baby and go watch it. I had to literally fold all of my racial and morally correct feelings into a box until the movie finished. I would have never been able to enjoy such a refreshing and different movie if I hadn't-- trust me, I can get politically correct when I need to, but this is just a ridiculous white movie with a very white cast besides Chand and his parents so I wasn't surprised to see all of the racial comments. Do not take anything to heart if you watch this movie; white writers will be white writers. Do not expect anything less.

Abby Watts Let's get something straight right away. This movie appears to be cashing in on its so-called edginess and dark offensive humor. The humor is none of those things because the movie is too boring to be offensive. Also, if people honestly think the stuff he says is somehow going past the line of today's comedy, I want to know what world they're living in. In the real world, this sort of dialogue is now considered standard fare, thanks to years and years of massaging audiences with doses of offensive humor by everyone from stand up comedians, to Howard Stern to the typical toilet humor found in nine out of ten teen comedies. Like the frog boiling slowly in water, we didn't notice how far it had gotten until now it's too late, our culture is over, stick a fork in it.Still, just because the vast majority of people who use crude humor do so because they are talentless hacks (see Howard Stern), there is still a legitimate place for it in the hands of the right person/people. However, this movie has way more problems than questionable humor, like some sort of point. The plot is a guy as an adult enters a prestigious spelling bee to get back at his father. In between, he meets annoying-and I do mean ANNOYING-kids, especially the Indian kid, with whom he forms an unlikely bond. That's it. That's the plot. It's just as entertaining as it sounds. If you've always wanted to see Jason Bateman sleepwalking through supposedly offensive dialogue with dozens of irritating little kids sprinkled throughout, your prayers have been answered.Bateman has a limited acting range, and working with a bad script is a kiss of death because he can't make a good performance save a bad movie. He was good in 'Extract' because that part was practically written for him. Kathryn Hahn is in this, so I won't give it one star for that reason alone.

edwagreen Disappointing film with a really inane premise. Angry at the father who abandoned him and his mother years before, a man sets his sights by getting back at him by participating in a spelling bee contest where he knows that his father is presiding him.Jason Bateman is the 40 year old getting back at his father by doing this. He is an angry individual. An 8th grade drop-out who strikes out verbally with his mouth. For sure he is a misanthrope, a hater of mankind.He befriends a 9 year old at the bee and teaches him about life. The constant use of 4 letter words is inappropriate, as is the way the spelling bee is finally decided.Allison Janney plays a real stinker here. Ahead of the spelling bee, she harasses Bateman for participating, and is soon found out to be quite a character herself.You're taking a serious subject matter and almost making it inane.

Bryan Kluger Jason Bateman is mostly known for his role as Michael Bluth on the hit comedy series 'Arrested Development' and a big variety of other comedy roles ranging from movies like 'Horrible Bosses' to 'Teen Wolf 2'. He is quite the comedic actor with perfect timing and is always great to see on the big screen. Bateman has said that he does these acting roles so that one day he can get behind the camera and direct, as this is his ultimate goal.Well the script by Andrew Dodge (a new-comer to Hollywood) called 'Bad Words' ended up in front of the iconic comedy actor and Bateman decided this would be the perfect film to start his directing career. And what a fun and cute film it is that follows a middle-aged man competing in Spelling Bee contests designed for kids. The results will have you in stitches through most of the film as it pushes the bound of raunchy taste while at the same time being tasteful. And Bateman does an exquisite job with his actors, script, and camera to make this 'R' rated comedy have a place on my shelf for many future viewings.You will probably draw comparisons with 'Bad Words' to 'Bad Santa', and not just because of its title. But maybe for it's underlying tone of something good like Christmas time or a children's Spelling Bee championship mixed with nudity and very vulgar language. It's a tone and style that has worked before and continues to work on in 'Bad Words'. Bateman plays a 40-year old proofreader named Guy Trilby who has a photographic memory and seems like a well enough guy, but we find out that he has never passed the 8th grade, and refuses to tell us or a reporter Jenny (Kathryn Hahn) why.But this rationale for not passing the 8th grade allows him to cross through all the legal jargon and red tape to enter National Spelling Bee Championships, crushing his 12 and under competitors, but is met with much disdain and even violent reactions from parents and the chairperson of the Spelling Bee, Dr. Bernice Deagan (Allison Janney), who tries to illegally thwart Trilby into quitting the contest. As Trilby and Jenny are traveling from contest to contest across the United States, a young and sweet boy named Chaitanya Chopra (Rohan Chand) introduces himself to Trilby and welcomes the competition. Basically, Chopra is the nicest kid ever to be born and goes above and beyond to make everyone feel welcome with a smile on his face. Trilby responds with racial remarks and very inappropriate jokes that would make a grown man blush, let alone an 11-year old kid. We soon find out that Chopra's dad forces his son to only study and not have any social life whatsoever, so poor Chopra has no friends besides his trapper keeper full of words.Since Dr. Bernice put Trilby in the custodian closet at the hotel and Chopra has a full bedroom with a fully stocked bar in his room, Trilby uses Chopra to drink, but then sees that his new little friend could use some teaching in the 'real world' and most of all some good old fashion fun. Trilby's idea of fun may not be for everyone, for he takes the young Chopra on a night out he won't soon forget that includes prostitutes, stealing, drinking, and pulling vulgar pranks on random people to the sounds of the Beastie Boys. We do eventually get the reason Trilby has spent his life doing what we see, but it is done it such a good way that it never gets to sappy or overly thought out. The characters are there for a certain reason and they never go off on tangents, which is a breath of fresh air. It's straight to the point.Bateman plays Trilby with a certain kind of unusual charm even though he is very offensive. But hey, he's funny. And Rohan seems like the sweetest kid in the world and does a swell job. 'Bad Words' made me laugh throughout the entire film with very few breathers, and it managed to get a bit of heart and soul in there as well. If you want to laugh your ass off, then get out and see 'Bad Words', and if this is to show us what Bateman is capable of behind the camera, then by all means give him more projects.