Bully
Brad Renfro, Nick Stahl, Rachel Miner
Marty (Brad Renfro) is a tormented surfer who relies on his longtime pal Bobby (Nick Stahl) for rides to the beach and South Florida bars despite vicious abuse. But when Bobby turns his unwanted atten...( read more
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DVD Released: January 29, 2002
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July 28, 2008Brutally honest and extremely dark film retelling the story of a group of teens pushed to the edge by one of their own..eventually leading to murder.
Not recommended for the weak stomached.
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May 16, 2008This is the best Larry Clark film ever. I just love this movie. It's a sick, disturbing and depressing story of blind and troubled youth down in a suburb west of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and it's all true. This film is based on the harrowing true story of the murder of teenager B... ...( read more )
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April 26, 2008Uno, dos... one, two, tres, cuatro...
"Bully," the brutal and veridical retelling of a teenage disturbance, is yet another excuse for Larry Clark to depict this generation's dwindling teenagers by providing unflinching violence, sex and drug use. It's very accurate (Perhaps too ... ...( read more ) -
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June 30, 2009you have to start watching "bully" knowing it's going to be fucked up. it's not fantastic, but it is honest.
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August 17, 2001
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
July 20, 2001
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Some call it realism; I'd call it exploitation. full review
July 20, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Clark is not some objectified, outside adult observer making an after-school special, but an artist who has made a leap into this teenage mindscape. full review
July 16, 2001
David Edelstein, Slate
A riot of sleazy camera moves, bad acting, and maladroit profane dialogue. full review
July 13, 2001
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
An honest piece of work by a filmmaker who has found his level. full review
July 13, 2001
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Some of his detractors have called Mr. Clark a pornographer, but this is an insult to honest smut-peddlers, who treat their subjects with more respect than he does. full review
July 12, 2001
Claudia Puig, USA Today
One has to wonder about the mind-set of a middle-aged filmmaker who repeatedly seeks out material about amoral and promiscuous teenagers with little to say. full review
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November 4, 2006This was a geart movie..i read the book 2...good movie!!!!and i can belive it was base on a true story!!!!
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