Film Review of Bully
Year: 2001 Reviewer: Chris Docker
(8/10) Controversial movie from Larry King (director of "Kids"). No-one can quite capture/portray realistic teenage performances like this guy. Based on a true story of teenage bullying that gets too much and the kids gang up on one of their own. It has a lot more going for it than violence for the sake of it. As in his earlier movie, we see the adolescents having to face the responsibilities of their actions in a way that teenagers are often poorly equipped to do. We see them carried away by emotion, passion, all convincingly justified, but flying in the face of common sense. King's films might be one of the best tools we have for helping angry young people learn about themselves before it is too late. Sadly, they are classified 18 or often censored.
Rating: 8/10
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