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Bad Company (2001)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:3
Rotten:5
Average Rating:4.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: BAD COMPANY (MAUVAISES FREQUENTATIONS) is a tough-as-nails coming of age story from director Jean-Pierre Ameris. Delphine (Maud Forget) is a pretty brunette with a sweet, shy, cooperative... BAD COMPANY (MAUVAISES FREQUENTATIONS) is a tough-as-nails coming of age story from director Jean-Pierre Ameris. Delphine (Maud Forget) is a pretty brunette with a sweet, shy, cooperative disposition. When she returns to high school after summer vacation, a new girl named Olivia (Lou Doillon) has joined her class. Olivia is tall and sexy with long dreadlocks and a bold, bohemian fashion sense. The girls are instantly drawn to each other and Olivia begins taking Delphine to parties to meet guys. Much more experienced than wide-eyed Delphine, Olivia has had multiple sexual partners and encourages Delphine to find out what it's all about. Delphine instantly falls in love with Laurent (Robinson Stévenin) who is ragged, emotionally charged, and needy. He tries to manipulate Delphine and constantly tests her limits, but she stands her ground and commits herself to loving him unconditionally. Once he realizes this, and sees the power he has over her, he coerces Delphine--and Olivia--into prostituting themselves in order to buy him a plane ticket to Jamaica. What follows is an intense, emotional, sickening journey made entirely compelling by Forget's breathtaking performance and piercingly sincere blue eyes. Underneath its nasty, but amusing, teen nightmare veneer, BAD COMPANY is a beautiful story about a lasting friendship between two girls. [More]
Starring: Maud Forget, Lou Doillon, Robinson Stévenin, Maxime Mansion
Starring: Maud Forget, Lou Doillon, Robinson Stévenin, Maxime Mansion, Cyril Cagnat, Delphine Rich, François Berléand, Micheline Presle, Ariane Ascaride, Martine Gautier, Brigitte Jouffre, Daniel Martin, Bruno Esposito, Dominique Laidet, Eric Théobald, Denis Verguet
Director: Jean-Pierre Améris
Director: Jean-Pierre Améris
Screenwriter: Alain Layrac
Producer: Philippe Godeau, Alain Sarde
Reviews for Bad Company
While such a plot is entirely possible ... it has little redeeming value here beyond its apparent craftsmanship.
I haven't seen any recent film about American teenagers in crisis with this kind of economy.
Penetrates the madness of the teenage imagination with a story that feels both authentic and chilling.
I was certainly swept up into its horrible clutches. But to what end?
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