Review of Bad Education (2004) by Lindsey T — 07 Jan 2008

Impressive, intriguing and complex but not too much. lovely score, intense acting, original plot and good good good cinematography.

This review of Bad Education (2004) was written by Lindsey T on 07 Jan 2008.

Bad Education has generally received very positive reviews.

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