The Bad Kids

  • 2016


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Average Rating 3.9/5
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4.2
The process is still imperfect, with plenty of flaws and failures.But its better than giving up altogether. Av Club
4.5
The Bad Kids isnt overtly an advocacy doc, though it does implicitly make the case that programs like Black Rocks deserve as much funding as communiti .. Av Club
3.8
Just one of the lasting values of this film is giving insufficient terms like at risk youth meaning that inspires empathy and understanding. Paste Magazine
2.5
In terms of documentaries and their appeal to different audiences, two basic types might be discerned. Rogerebert
4.0
Desert flowers can be hard to spot, but are often distinctly beautiful, and The Bad Kids has them in focus. Village Voice
3.8
The place may be pretty, but growing up there makes it feel like the deadest of dead ends.Black Rock is a school of last resort for kids who have been .. Rogers Movie Nation
4.0
At first blush, they may seem every parents nightmare of your typical hormone addled, attitude filled, intractable offspring, but the filmmakers are e .. Film Journal
4.0
And the way this story is told, with deep compassion, and the kids it follows, will break your heart and stick with you long after the credits roll. Common Sense Media
4.4
While the real heroes of the documentary might be the kids, its real muse is the stoic, unflappable, unstoppable Principal Viland, who is neither mate .. Slant Magazine
3.2
The documentary vacillates between being an intimate portrait and a wider look at the fractured homes these kids come from. Blogs Indie Wire
3.5
Directors Keith Fulton and Lou Pepe dive right into the schools maelstrom of tragedy, dysfunction and boundless optimism, delivering an insightful, af .. Hollywood Reporter
4.0
The film focuses on three teens: Joey, an aspiring musician with an addict mother; Lee, a young father trying to balance his own education with raisin .. Los Angeles Times
3.5
Though a tighter focus would have served it better, this Sundance premiering documentarys sobering portrait of adolescents on the edge of self ruinati .. Variety
4.0
Vilands incessant selflessness is truly captivating, and yearns to be detailed further. Film Ink



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