Review of Very Bad Things (1998) by Gerry B — 20 Aug 2007

If anyone ever asks you what a black comedy is, recomend they watch this gem. Daniel Stern is brilliant, as is Jeremy Piven, Christian Slater, and the rest of the cast.

This review of Very Bad Things (1998) was written by Gerry B on 20 Aug 2007.

Very Bad Things has generally received mixed reviews.

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It never makes you laugh that hard. Not even close. And so the thing becomes a bloody assault on the senses that commingles atrocity with tedium…

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By Izabela M (18) on 10 Jun 2012

Hilarious and dark. Very Bad Things is one of those movies that I didn't want to stop as much as I actually wanted it to end, if that makes any sense…

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A film that starts out ok, spirals into a twisted, frantic, and good story, and then gets dumb at the end…

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By Zach H (247) on 18 Jan 2012

Funny! Was NOT expecting it to be half as good as it was…

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By Paul P (1,688) on 02 Nov 2011

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