Review of Bad Girl

Bad Girl (II) (2016)
6/10
I kinda liked it
31 August 2020
Warning: Spoilers
For those of you who like movies overall, and especially nordic family-psycho-dramas with a bit of nonsense on the side, slow buildups and quick twists at the end where the picture of normalcy deteriorates into total madness (eg. Borgman, The girl with the dragon tattoo, Ibsen books), I recommend it. It reminded me of those, and a bit of The winter guest (1997).

It has good cinematography and acting, and a decent mood and sound design. Eg. there was a scene, where the antagonist-turned protagonist wakes up, stumbles out to the kitchen, and a soundtrack totally fitting the apartment's mood plays in the background. You'd think it's just a movie background track as any other. Then she reaches for the radio on the counter and turns it off. xDDD

It's true though, that the characters and the plot aren't too deep, but they're at least decently executed. I was missing some background story of the characters, eg. the detective woman. PS: If you came for the lesbian scenes, well, there isn't much of that. I think the low score partly comes from that, as this is considered a slightly lgbtq+ themed movie, but I think it's not the focus of it at all.

TL;DR: Good scenes, sounds and actors. Plot would require a movie about twice this long to execute well. Very nordic, much dramatic. Some girl-on-girl action. Abrupt ending that leaves you without many details.
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