Review of Bad Education (2004) by Pj P — 13 Aug 2008

It's A AlmodOvar Hits...And GaeL is ExtrAordiNariLy UnBelieveaBle...RealLy InterEstinG and NaUGhty....

This review of Bad Education (2004) was written by Pj P on 13 Aug 2008.

Bad Education has generally received very positive reviews.

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While the movie suffers from going a little longer than it should, the story is so strong that the fully engaged would hardly notice…

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By Graham M (560) on 21 Aug 2014

Almodovar on good form here; it's interesting and with a few good twists…

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By Steve W (2,154) on 29 Aug 2014

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By Xan_Ryil (24) on 09 Dec 2015

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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An incredibly infectious story that has Hugh Jackman at his best. Had me and the wife on edge the entire time. Great piece of work…

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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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By Stefan N (106) on 08 Aug 2013

Bad Education is very similar too many of Almoldovar's films from the 2000's like Volver and Broken Embraces in terms of cast, style, mood,…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 18 Jan 2018

Almodóvar has never been shy about experimenting with plot structure, but Bad Education is the closest he's ever come to a metamovie, the…

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By Jake Z (107) on 16 Mar 2015

Terrific in every sense of the word. cursing myself that it took me so long to relish this…

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