Review of Bad Education (2004) by Rex C — 10 Dec 2009

Anything made by Almodovar deserves 5 stars.

This review of Bad Education (2004) was written by Rex C on 10 Dec 2009.

Bad Education has generally received very positive reviews.

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One of the best work of Pedro Almedor, with themes similar to those of his All About My Mother, he took rather more artistic way to explore…

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Bad Education, in this light, is Almodovar's 8-1/2 or Day for Night, a lens through which all of his movies appear as a seamless whole…

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In accounting for Almodóvar's identity as an artist and a man, Bad Education comes together like a bold and far-reaching summation of his…

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By Jake Z (107) on 16 Mar 2015

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Revisited this one on the occasion of a podcast reviewing it and I must say that Almodovar's film holds up amazingly well, filled with clever…

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By Anthony M (1,059) on 17 Mar 2014

Definitely not for everyone but I really loved this film very interesting story with a sharp script, chilling score, masterful directing and…

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I'm a fan of Almodovar, the photography is very well done. Not too big a fan of watching gay sex, this had 2 scenes of it the first 15 minutes…

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By Tim S (2,419) on 26 Dec 2013

Beautiful and perfect. The feeling it leaves you with is just astounding. May be going on my list of 20 best films or so…

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