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Very Bad Things (1998)

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Average Rating: 5.2/10
Critic Reviews: 13
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 9

Mean-spirited and empty.

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Average Rating: 3/5
User Ratings: 34,734

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Peter Berg made his directorial debut with this black comedy about suburbanite Kyle Fisher (Jon Favreau), his future bride Laura (Cameron Diaz) and his four pals -- brothers Adam (Daniel Stern) and Michael (Jeremy Piven), mechanic Charles (Leland Orser), and real estate agent Robert (Christian Slater). Kyle and gang head off to a stag-party fling in Vegas. The fun features hired stripper Tina (Carla Scott), killed accidentally during a bathroom make-out session with Michael. When a hotel

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Peter Berg

Apr 27, 1999

PolyGram

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All Critics (66) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (29) | DVD (10)

Berg is so in love with his escalating shock tactics that they quickly cease to shock.

May 11, 2001
Rolling Stone
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...hollow, simple-minded and about as profound an experience as stepping in a pile of road kill.

February 14, 2001 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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The gross-out humor lacks edge, the guilt never kicks in, and the outrages are predictable. It's one flat brewski.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Village Voice
Village Voice
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Peter Berg's Very Bad Things isn't a bad movie, just a reprehensible one.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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A scabrous black comedy like no other I've ever seen...

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Bee
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Disappointing film, directed by a good actor, Peter Berg, who thinks his tale is clever and witty

August 14, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com
EmanuelLevy.Com

Very Bad Things is a horrible hoot. It is one of those movies that put you through the wringer. It doesn't tickle the funny bone -- it pulverizes it. You don't know whether to laugh, gasp, or walk out.

June 22, 2009 Full Review Source: tonymacklin.net
tonymacklin.net

Very Bad Things is a deliciously nasty morality tale that simply warns viewers that what goes around comes around.

June 29, 2008 Full Review Source: KPBS.org
KPBS.org

...one of the more effective black comedies to come around in quite some time.

October 13, 2007 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews
Reel Film Reviews

A Swiftian satire on white yuppies -- it's American Psycho with five psychos.

July 24, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com
eFilmCritic.com

A vicious, disturbing black comedy that delivers a wickedly entertaining ride if you don't take it too seriously.

March 4, 2006
FulvueDrive-in.com

His [Berg] one serious mistake is to confuse gore with terror.

October 15, 2002 Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati Enquirer

...the film wages a war against one's moral senses in a story that's unforgettable.

June 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine
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Audience Reviews for Very Bad Things

"Very Bad Things is a crazy movie. I thought it was going to be a little like the movie Hangover, but I was really wrong. This film is a twisted in a good way. It goes to places I didn't see the movie going. There is chaos throughout. It's not a film meant to be taken seriously. It gross, funny, and disturbing. I enjoyed it. The cast was good and the ending was pretty funny. I'm not sure if I would see again though."
July 21, 2009
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I loved this dark comedy. It's full of very bad stuff, but it's all so horribly funny at the same time. Plus, the cast is great. If you have a sick sense of humour, see this movie.
September 6, 2010
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