Bad Behaviour - Review | Sundance 2023
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Directed by: Alice Englert
Written by: Alice Englert
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Ben Whishaw, Alice Englert, Ana Scotney, Dasha Nekrasova, Marlon Williams
Runtime: 107 min
Synopsis: Lucy (Jennifer Connelly) is a former child actress who seeks enlightenment at a retreat led by spiritual leader Elon (Ben Whishaw) while she also navigates the close yet turbulent relationship with her stunt performer daughter, Dylan (Alice Englert).
Editor's Note: Original review was written for InSession Film. Full article can be found below.
QUICK THOUGHTS
Bad Behaviour boasts an all-in, powerful performance from Jennifer Connelly, but it’s too messy, tonally unbalanced, and narratively all-over-the-place to connect with. It wastes too much time being nonsensical before the mother-daughter relationship gets interesting. Disappointing.
