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By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 27 Mar 2014

It's time to break out the thesaurus to find enough accolade adjectives to describe this comedy, which has an adult competing in a spelling…

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By John Urbancich (394) for Your Movies (cleveland.com) (472) on 27 Mar 2014

Once you stop chuckling at some of the blatantly nasty shenanigans, you realize that maybe you shouldn't be laughing at all…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 27 Mar 2014

Almost unrelenting in its takedown both of an American institution and the country's obsession with victories big and small, Bad Words is more…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 27 Mar 2014

Trashy, ribald laughs in the Bad Santa vein, this marks Bateman's directorial debut; it's not much to look at, but at least he has the nerve…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 26 Mar 2014

Doesn't seem to know what to do with itself once it gets where it's going...And yet, it's hard to throw on the trash heap, because Jason Bateman…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue (704) on 25 Mar 2014

The film backs itself into a corner when it must choose between either being relentlessly nasty or suddenly heartwarming…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for PopMatters (2,617) on 24 Mar 2014

an intermittently entertaining and very occasionally unpredictable comedy [with] no third act…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 23 Mar 2014

In his directorial debut, Bateman casts himself as a foul-mouthed, racist jerk. It's a stretch for the nice-guy actor, but the role doesn't suit him…

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By Jeff Meyers (379) for Metro Times (Detroit, MI) (691) on 23 Mar 2014

this black comedy wannabe ends up plucking at the heartstrings when it should be going for the jugular…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 21 Mar 2014

While Bad Words is only sporadically funny, Bateman throws himself into the role without shame or ego…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 21 Mar 2014

Pedestrian as it peruses its corroded imagination, relying on cheap jokes and predictable situations to carry the movie, while Bateman the…

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By Rebecca Cusey (105) for Patheos (85) on 21 Mar 2014

Perhaps Jason Bateman serves his edgy audience by bringing them a redemption story in their own language…

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By David Hiltbrand (183) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 21 Mar 2014

Go see Bad Words for its breathtakingly wicked setup. Just be aware the spell wears off…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 20 Mar 2014

There's no debating that Bad Words contains some big, politically incorrect laughs…

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By Anna Tatarska (35) for Movie Mezzanine (782) on 20 Mar 2014

Like bad words themselves, Bateman's film is gleefully irreverent, crude, punchy, and fun…

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 20 Mar 2014

Misogynistic, homophobic, scatological — none of these words come up in any of the spelling bees that take place in Jason Bateman’s directorial…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 20 Mar 2014

Although Bad Words never quite achieves Bad Santa’s level of misanthropy, the movie is chock-full of racist, sexist, and generally antisocial…

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By Matthew Odam (59) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 20 Mar 2014

Bateman knows how to play jerks as well or better than anyone…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 20 Mar 2014

If vulgar language doesn't offend you overmuch, you'll find 'Bad Words' an engagingly off-color way to spend an hour and a half…

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By Stephanie Merry (410) for Washington Post (9,851) on 20 Mar 2014

Although his character might be a one-trick pony, Bateman’s directing proves he’s got skills to spare…

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