Recensioni degli utenti

If you've seen Michael Haneke's Funny Games you've seen the original and far superior movie that this is based on. Its only redeeming feature is the largely solid performances from the leads. Uninspired, less crafted, and gratuitous version of its more illustrious predecessor.

I liked this one. Kind've your typical kid gets left out by the dad he never knew revenge type movie. It's obviously low budget but they did pretty well for that. Acting aside. 5/10

I was surprised by how clever this was for a NO budget movie. Gotta hand it to the people who made this because it was actually good for what it was working with. However on the scales of comparing to other movies it won't be on the same par.

I respect the hell out of this film and it's makers. I heard about this film through a friend and read a little back story about how it was made by a few friends on a very tight budget. That being said, these guys took the knowledge and creativity they had and combined it with every resource at their disposal to create a very watchable feature film. It's people like this and films like this that truly demonstrate what it means to be a 'filmmaker'. Nowadays, there's so much special effects combined with such big budgets that you don't need to be creative to make a film. Look at Bad Boys 2 for example - $130 million dollar budget. You give me that amount of money, I can make that film - throw in some explosions, gun fights and car chases and there you go. These guys didn't have those sort of resources or any funding and they still managed to make a good flick. You guys truly inspire eager filmmakers, and I'm anxious to see what you can do if and when you get a sizable budget. Good luck to you guys, and again, Hat's Off!

Hollywood should be ashamed. I thought this movie was good, but when I saw the budget, I was shocked.

Yeah, no special effects, CGI, big name stars, elaborate soundtrack, but it was better than much of the crap that comes out nowadays, and for the cost, it's impressive.

I am a big fan of movies before 1970. They knew how to tell a story without graphic violence and sex. Today, the need to spell out every detail of a sex or violence scene actually takes away from the movie, in my opinion. This movie got the message across the old fashioned way, which is one of the main reasons I liked it.

Hollywood has done this story before, in many ways. I'm glad this movie showed emotions instead of nudity, soft porn, graphic violence and gore, and a ton of curse words.

They did a good job, but after seeing the budget, I think they did a great job.

BAD is BAD was really very good. This thrilling home invasion story is known chiefly for it's absurdly low budget, and for being one of the few narrative features to be shot entirely on a consumer DSLR, the Canon 7D.

Unlike much low budget cinema, it is easy to become absorbed in BAD is BAD, after a few minutes you find that instead of critiquing and looking for imperfections (which are scarce), you're only interested in 'what happens next'.

I enjoyed this film more than Gran Torino (not exaggerating).

More people need to see/know about BAD is BAD.

So, okay, it's not mainstream Hollywood. But that's also the BEST part of this film!

How independent is this production? SO independent, that its main stars (Chris Fornataro as "Jesse" and Bill Brock as "George") don't even have profile pictures on IMDB!

Yet, they actually shine in this story! Mr. Fornataro plays the menacing heavy with convincing style and Mr. Brock's portrayal of the unbalanced psychopath would be award-winning material in a mainstream film (it's SO hard to look at him in his makeup - it makes me cringe and his style totally blends with the effect).

Give it an hour of your life. If you're into something fresh, you won't regret it.

Well done, people!

There are a few things that typically ruin micro budget Indie films: A terrible script.

Terrible acting.

Technically lacking execution.

This film is solid in all those respects and even though the premise is something we've seen before, it has its own unique edge that makes it VERY watchable and in my opinion - riveting.

My only hope at this point is that the filmmakers try to be a little more original when germinating their future film projects, but this is definitely a solid film.

This movie was absolute garbage. Horrible acting. Horrible story line. Trash. I would not recommend this to anybody.

This movie was total waste of time. I would NOT advise anyone to watch. A ZERO recomendation!!!

It honestly wasn't as bad as some reviewers stated. It wasn't fantastic but definitely not the worst I've seen. The beginning of the film started well. The acting was believable however, it did get a bit over dramatic in the middle and end. The typical antagonist furrowed brow look. I'm glad I didn't pay to see this. Its definitely worth a look

In the reviews above no one says anything about the superb acting of the two young men. I especially liked Kevin Gottschalk's performance. Look at the way he moves. Listen to his creepy voice. Rarely have I seen a better bad guy in any other neo-noir movie. You have to be rather courageous to gather all these disgusting, stupid, childish, beastly parts of yourself in order to depict a character so depraved and pitiful at the same time. I'm sure the director Kent Lamm had a large share in this. The other actor, Chris Fornataro, did a very good job, too. His task was almost more difficult. He had to play this torn, broken, lost young guy pretending to be evil, brutal and hardened by crime.

The ending of the film shows how good its plot has been devised. If this had not been an independent production the ending would have been ruined by some studio boss or some other one-track-minded idiot. But Fornataro and Lamm have found the right mixture between credibility and suspense throughout the action of the movie and have sustained it till the end.

Wow! I don't even know where to start! The acting is soooooooo bad!!!!! The previous ratings must be from the producer and family cuz I don't get it at all! Zero suspense! Unbelievable characters! Just WOW!!!!!! What a waste of 2 hours!

Do not absolutely believe anything other than this movie sucks crap. I would rather watch grass grow.

I loved this film, and all the details that went into making the characters multi-layered and complex. I thought the direction was amazing, and by the end, I wanted to know who was behind this production, and are there any more I can watch.

From the moment I heard the guy with the pizza face talk in that deep voice of his, telling his friend that the guys at the gas-station called him a 'shit-head,' followed by the sigh of the one driving the car (who reminds me a bit of a young Kevin Bacon, btw) I knew it was going to be worth watching.

The scene at the restaurant, where the pizza-face gets lost in his own private sick world while staring at a girl sitting on the other side of the room, and all you hear is her breathing - that was so incredibly well done.

How the two of them, in the midst of murder and chaos, exchanged such realistic small talk about being hungry, lock the door behind you, stop picking at your acne, etc...I noticed all of that, and I thought it was incredibly refreshing to portray them in this very human light.

The bad reviews, here...they don't know what they're looking at. They probably wanted more action; blood, slashing, violence, etc. No. That's not what this movie is about, and thank god. It's more psychological. It's intelligent. It's for people who 'get it.'

Congratulations to the director and all involved. I hope to see more in the future! This movie deserves recognition!

But the one thing that puzzles me in a way that doesn't leave me with a good feeling is...who was in the shower at the end??

Horrible acting, horrible script, boring. Pointless. Painful to watch.

It's not easy to make a low budget feature. Is this film perfect? No. But I'm giving it 10 stars because at it's budget range it's one of the best films I've seen.

The Director knows how to build tension. The acting is VERY good for a group of largely unknown actors.

Worth a watch.

Bad acting, bad editing bad everything. To make matters worse it was excruciatingly boring. This is a home invasion story....where's the suspense?! And that ending was so over the top it had the opposite desired effect because I laughed at the absurdity of it instead of felt the intended shock. I don't mind amateur films and think some of them are quite good....but the title of this one should be taken as a warning...because this bad really is bad. With better actors and editing, it could've been good.

Hollywood is kind of like McDonald's -- packaged and marketed to get a majority to open their wallets despite the inferior, cookie-cutter product. The truth is, you get a much better burger at that mom and pop place off the highway just outside of the city. Bad is Bad is that mom and pop burger. Stellar acting, directing, and filmography regardless of the budget. Definitely a gem. Some reviews say the storyline has been done before but I disagree. Yes, I've seen many captive films including Wait Until Dark, The Strangers, and Funny Games. Hard Candy is one of the most provocative of the genre, and Last House on the Left is one not to miss. But Bad is Bad will rate in my book in the top tier. Although it looks rough around the edges that becomes part of the character and is not a distraction. Every moment of the film is used purposefully. I like the way it feels authentic, detailing the personalities of the perpetrators, and using actual acting to induce surprise and shock. I think the title wants us to believe that Jesse has no redeeming qualities but I like the way the film has one moment where dialogue causes the viewer to think the next lines will be "bad is bad" but that line never actually appears in the film. I was surprised to see the film is 10 years old.