Bad Words

a surprisingly vicious tone for something starring jason bateman. even more surprsing that he directed it too. i'm glad he's trying to show he's not just a variation on michael bluth as this was really quite funny. it's also the first time i've seen the word floccinaucinihilipilification used in a film. it's been a long wait since the age 10 for me to see it used somewhere other than a dictionary. my geography teacher, of all people, told us of the word for some reason. he also taught pe. like most geography teachers. back on track, i genuinely found this funny and the kid playing chaitanya... read more

here are some words to describe bad words: -- fun -- funny -- dark -- visual -- offensive -- childish -- adult -- sad -- joyous -- twisted -- rude -- mean -- worthwhile -- recommended 72/100 read more

there are two things that not only save bad words as a film, but also make it a great one. because make no mistake, this film could have been a disaster. the premise is the kind of thing you would expect from an adam sandler or zack galifinakis film and jason bateman's lead character of guy trilby would be a completely irredeemable character in most other films. but luckily bateman's directorial debut has those two things. the first of them is screenwriter andrew dodge's well-written dynamic between guy and rohan chand's young chaitanya. it allows guy to have a sympathetic side that we can... read more