Review of Bad Education (2004) by Jim H — 16 Sep 2011
A drag queen convinces a film director to shoot a film about his childhood molestation by a priest.
As I'm exploring Almodovar's oeuvre, I'm seeing similar subjects. There is almost always an element of abnormal sexuality, and the several scenes of homosexual sex check that box. Drag queens? Also check. But these are surface elements. The reason I think I'm not diving into Almodovar is that many of his films try to do so much at once. Bad Education is a love story, a noir, a political statement against the clergy's sexual misconduct, and a melodrama, and I think all the "styles" and subject matters collide. What results is such a hodgepodge that I think people are able to attach themselves to elements of the film while ignoring the whole.
Overall, Bad Education is for Almodovar fans, and that's about it.
This review of Bad Education (2004) was written by Jim H on 16 Sep 2011.
Bad Education has generally received very positive reviews.
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