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The nuanced performances by Maud Forget and Lou Doillon help give Bad Company its extraordinary credibility.
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The New York Times by Dana Stevens
Frank, sympathetic approach to the awkward age.
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A considerably more unsettling tale of one-sided amour fou, reportedly inspired by an actual case of teenage prostitution, Jean-Pierre Améris's Bad Company puts the coy prurience of American high school films in brutal perspective.
70
By the time it's over, this deeply unsettling tale of romantic obsession strays far from the usual course of teen flicks and into some very dark territory.
90
Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan
Succeeds by never tipping its hand or losing its equilibrium while its characters often seem to be doing nothing but.
60
New Times (L.A.) by Luke Y. Thompson
If you're not in the mood for explicit discussions (and occasional depictions) of the sex life of French adolescents, close your eyes.
75
Brutal and devastating.
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San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle
Talk about disturbing.
63
As a tale of adolescent sexuality warped by passion, though, Bad Company is less compelling and more exploitative than its makers think.