Review of Bad Education (2004) by Ivana S — 27 Nov 2007

Almodovar's best work. I loved this film!

This review of Bad Education (2004) was written by Ivana S on 27 Nov 2007.

Bad Education has generally received very positive reviews.

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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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I say that a movie is good when it makes me have empathy for a villain at some point of the movie, which was the case of the pedophile priest…

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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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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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By Brian K (1,195) on 11 Sep 2015

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 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 Matt D (1,411) on 16 Jan 2017

Although it took me a long time to get around to seeing it, I think I can safely say that 'Bad Education' is my favorite Almodovar film that…

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This movie is really good, if you are a little queasy or religious, do not watch…

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