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.
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06/22/09
Very Bad Things (1998)
43 %
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Reviews Counted: 49
Fresh: 21
Rotten:28
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Consensus: Mean-spirited and empty.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: When a group of friends go to Las Vegas for a bachelor party, things begin to go wrong when the party's stripper dies. Attempting to cover up her death only leads to greater, and grislier,... [More]
Starring: Jon Favreau, Cameron Diaz, Christian Slater, Peter Berg
Director: Peter Berg
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11/26/08
Top CriticVery Bad Things is a deliciously nasty morality tale that simply warns viewers that what goes around comes around.
06/29/08
...one of the more effective black comedies to come around in quite some time.
10/13/07
A Swiftian satire on white yuppies -- it's American Psycho with five psychos.
07/24/07
A vicious, disturbing black comedy that delivers a wickedly entertaining ride if you don't take it too seriously.
03/04/06
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01/26/06
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07/21/05
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04/09/05
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09/29/04
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05/22/03
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05/20/03
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04/25/03
Top CriticHis [Berg] one serious mistake is to confuse gore with terror.
10/15/02
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09/10/02
...the film wages a war against one's moral senses in a story that's unforgettable.
06/05/02
The trouble is that Berg doesn't seem sure how to draw matters to a close.
03/03/02
There are some hysterically funny bits, but the excessive violence sometimes kills the laughter.
01/09/02
Berg is so in love with his escalating shock tactics that they quickly cease to shock.
05/11/01
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