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Bully (2001)
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Reviews Counted: 83
Fresh: 43
Rotten:40
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Consensus: With its lingering shots of naked teenage bodies, Bully feels more sordidly exploitative than realistic.
Theatrical Release: Jul 13, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: Bobby Kent (Nick Stahl) is not a nice guy. He beats up his "best friend" Marty every chance he gets, he abuses Marty's girlfriend Lisa, and he rapes Lisa's friend Ali. From director Larry Clark (KIDS) and screenwriter David McKenna... [More]
Starring: Nick Stahl, Bijou Phillips, Brad Renfro, Leo Fitzpatrick
Director: Larry Clark
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06/24/06
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Clark is not a moralist, which is good, but he is not much of a dramatist either. You get the impression that the fascination with youth in his movies, just like in his photos, provides an excuse for voyeurism.
05/10/06
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12/15/03
It’s an unpleasant viewing experience that remains captivating primarily because Clark has made it all look so real and because the murder plot is like a train wreck.
10/17/03
'Bully' demands attention for the way in which it forces us to watch and digest a dark slice of American society. American beauty this ain't.
02/13/03
Thanks, Larry Clark, for this festering little slice of suburban life: a perfect respite from 2001's summer of predictable Hollywood programming.
12/08/02
hose involved in the real life story this film is based on should be disgusted -- for both sides were truly cheated out of the respect they deserved.
12/08/02
Bully is a well-made film about an ugly incident. It deserves to be seen.
10/21/02
The first 45 minutes or so of Bully is so similar to Kids, with the teens doing absolutely nothing except having sex and getting high, that it almost negates the effectiveness of the rest of the film.
09/26/02
This time tough, as Clark indulges once more in voyeuristically displaying underage sexuality and amoral behaviour, I can't let it pass.
09/10/02
Whatever the motivations are that fuel director Clark, his movie can't be so easily dismissed as trash.
08/23/02
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08/09/02
Top Critic It’s Larry Clark who’s the bully, a cinematic bovver boy who just can’t help himself.
07/18/02
La cinta peca en crudeza y no logra verosimilitud. Bully no alcanza la infame pero gloriosa fama de Kids.
06/28/02
If such material and the pessimism accompanying it make some people uncomfortable, maybe they’re starting to get the point.
06/14/02
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