Bully

Now let's just start here....so many people are going to be put off by watching this because of the sex drugs and bad language thing that the Yanks love to sell to the youth. I thought there is no way I am going to be watching pointless teen sex drugs and bad language movies just for the sake of it just being that. I watched this because I am a huge Michael Pitt fan. But that isn't what deterred me from the cliche of this teen thing...this movie is in fact brilliant!! The excellent storyline, acting, picture and suspense totally made up for those horrible teens in this movie and made the whole thing come together superbly! Everyone of the awful characters gets what they deserve in this movie. I never thought I would ever say this in my life but even the girl who gets raped thoroughly deserves it as you will see. The ultimate killing revenge scene is done with accurate precision...so realistically achieved in that it wasn't too drawn out or too short as well as the awesome special effects. Everything about this movie was done to perfection from the opening scene until the very last. At first you will think...oh no not this again...another pile of horrible yank teens swearing and having sex. But for once in the whole history of this type of movie making...this time it just does not matter.

Quite a disappointment for me. I was expecting a great deal more. Based on a true story normally means things that I can relate to, but not on this occasion.

No doubt, others will enjoy the flimsy production but it just wasn't for me.

this film is brilliant based on a true story of the murder of bobby kent. some graphic plots but thats why its 18 didnt know who brad renfro was until this he was a great actor.

Like a San-Fernando-valley Fenn-Street-gang these crazy-strung out kids get themselves into a whole hour and a half's worth of trouble when they decide to turn the tables on a teen who's like a pot-smoking sexualised version of 'Saved By The Bell's Zac Morris...

...joking aside, this is a compelling and repelling drama. Larry Clark seems to get close to what it must feel like to be a truly thoughtless, drifting young person, and the mise-en-scene and memorable characters have stayed with me years after watching the film. It has the irresistible gravity of real tragedy that makes it a mark more special than the similar 'Mean Creek' (which is, however, also well worth a view).

Superbly realistic 'heavy' drama about a group of teens who kill one of their number, basically because he's a nasty piece of work! You empathise with them but morally it's obviously not acceptable to use murder as a 'cleansing' tool! All of the cast are totally convincing in their roles, in what is reportedly a true story. We're certainly in full blown Larry Clark territory here - plenty of nudity and violence and the killing, when it comes, is grimly realistic (there's no Hollywood 'dressing up' to tone down the ugly-ness). This is hard edged fare and if you're easily shocked you should avoid. Possibly a modern classic and easily worthy of 5 stars.