The examination of mother-daughter relationships has been a consistent theme throughout the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. From Birth/Rebirth, which scrutinized the extremes one would take for their child to Girl, which dissected overprotective parenthood, this year’s festival offered diverse storytelling with respect to motherhood. Alice Englert’s directorial debut, Bad Behaviour is another feature to add to that list.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Lucy , a former child actress, seeks enlightenment from her spiritual leader, Elon Bello . But before she joins him at a silent retreat in a beautiful mountain resort, Lucy informs her daughter Dylan , a stunt person training for a dangerous fight scene. As she ventures off to the retreat, an ugly side to Lucy reveals itself in the most unfortunate way.
As the film progresses, it begins to feel like there’s no true aim other than to rile up its viewers. It’s quite astounding, really, but Bad Behaviour is supposed to be a dark comedy that dissects the origin of Lucy’s toxic relationship with her daughter. However, there are very few laughs just as its commentary on mother/daughter relationships ceases to exist before it barely gets going. As a result of its aimless screenplay, the film comes off annoying more than anything.
There’s a moment in Bad Behaviour in which it feels as if a good film may emerge. Times when Connelly’s Lucy must self-reflect and share her learnings give insight to her internal struggles. Unfortunately, these moments never last long enough to give any modicum of coherence. Instead, the ridiculous storytelling and wonky dialogue overtake its high potential, resulting in its nonsensical showcase of anger management, introspection, and healing.
Riddled with over-the-top sequences and annoying dialogue, Bad Behaviour is such a disappointment that it almost feels like a parody. Of what, one might ask? Of a bad movie. Perhaps, that’s the most difficult thing to conceptualize — that underneath this farfetched picture is something worth watching. Yet, there are intentional choices made to do everything but put forth a great movie.
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