Bad Reputation

A shy girl gets invited to party by a jock, just to get raped by him and his friends. The jock's girlfriends are too dumb to accept that she's a victim and start branding her as a slut at the school. There's gonna be hell to pay. Basically, this is Carrie on a budget. It would be quite good, were it not for the unsubtle interpretation of the lead actress, whose character development is too extreme and rushed to help with her already limited acting abilities. She's never believable and as a result, it's impossible to root for her and relish her murderous ploy for vengeance. The supporting players, though, are almost all uniformly good, and help carry the movie to completion. A curiosity.

"Bad Repuation" is an over-ambitious but interesting hybrid of no-budget horror and after-school special. Most reviews cry "Carrie!", but I thought this was unique and provocative in its own right. Its main problem is the kill sequences. They're neat ideas, but everything is off-camera, likely due to budget constraints. The acting is decent and the dialogue bounces between witty and eyeroll-worthy. Overall, not a bad movie, and it gets kudos for not going the glossy teen-girl-bent-on-revenge horror route (I'm lookin' at you, "Tamara") and instead exploring sex double-standards and how truly horrible teenagers can be to each other.

I TRIED to like it..I REALLY DID. But the "acting" I SO RANCID that I couldn't get into it in the SLIGHTEST! The woman playing the mom was laughable. I'm assuming that there were ZERO auditions for these roles. There really wasn't one likeable character in the ENTIRE movie...and yes...I made it all the way through the movie...barely. Actually,this would be a GREAT flick to watch if you get together with some friends,and just want to LAUGH YOUR BUTTS OFF! There is absolutely NO WAY you can take this flick seriously. If you are in the mood for a good "Revenge Movie"...this is NOT the one. There are many MANY more that aren't good,but WAYYYYYY BETTER than this pile of garbage. Honestly...it's not even SO BAD THAT IT'S GOOD...it's...just...bad.

Toodles.

Do not waste your time. Anyone who gave this film more than one star was a friend of, or paid by, the makers of the film. The girls were cute but that was the only thing this film had going for it. The dialog was horrible, the acting sucked and the casting was laughable. The "Cop" and "Guidance counselor" were the same age as the rest of the "High School" cast and could have easily played those roles. This movie doesn't even have the elements that make a good "B" movie. No nudity, no gore and no suspense. I had to watch all of this movie in order to write a fair review so that you don't have to. Do not watch this film, but if you do, don't say you weren't warned.

No pun or rep intended - not sure if that makes sense. And I am not only talking about my sentence there ... but also about the movie. Well I reckon the movie might make a bit more sense ... actually it is not tough to follow, rather the opposite, using tropes and cliches you are very likely to be familiar with.

Question is how cringe you think this is or rather if it is any good at all. The main character seems too gullible to be true - but we do know that people like that exist in real life. We also know that sexual assault is not uncommon either. Unfortunately - movies like this one may be able to highlight things like that. On the other hand you could also accuse it of exploiting that and making an entertaining (?) movie out of that ... well quality wise this is not worse than other efforts of the same kind ... you either love it or hate it ... and I would hope you understand I mean the revenge part of it and not the first despicable act ... no pun intended.