Review of Behaving Badly (2014) by Kirk S — 23 Jul 2014
Sadly this is the type of film very talented 40-something Hollywood actresses end up making as they strive to remain relevant after their career peaked many years ago. Mary-Louise Parker (Fried Green Tomatoes) and Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas) co-star in this film as (sad) mothers whose children are the stars of the show.
Parker's son Rick (Nat Wolff - The Fault in Our Stars) is an awkward nobody in school who dreams of dating Nina Pennington, the most popular girl in the school (Selena Gomez - Spring Breakers). Nick's dull best friend (Lachlan Buchanan - Newcastle) doesn't help much in the popularity department although his mom (Shue) has taken an uncomfortably keen liking to Rick .
.. for no real reason whatsoever other than to make the movie even more awkward. Pastors (Jason Lee), lawyers (Heather Graham), police men (Gary Busey), and PIs (Dylan McDermott) all figure into this story to make it zanier and crazier as it progresses.
There is nothing here to recommend ... and I have NO idea what the point or purpose of this film is other than to be a highly offensive high school romp that makes little-to-no-sense whatsoever.
This review of Behaving Badly (2014) was written by Kirk S on 23 Jul 2014.
Behaving Badly has generally received mixed reviews.
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